<p>No. If you are planning to dorm, expect a lot in loans. If you find money to be an issue. I suggest choosing a UC instead. My EFC of 0 and homeless situation still required that I take out 11k in loans for USC (this seems to be the best they can offer to students from poverty even after much haggling), but UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UCSB pretty much paid for the whole thing (with the exception of books and health insurance). Only attending USC now because I love the campus and career opportunities and a scholarship that pays 10k out of the 11k I require. If it werent for that, I would have definitely chose one of the UC’s. USC does not seem to fare well for impoverished individuals</p>
<p>It’s a private university after all with a price tag of 60k a year.</p>