@EDodgeCayman I was able to download the tax receipt they wanted for verification from the IRS website
@lovetoast05 You should be looking or at least getting familiar with options for housing off campus, just to have a backup plan to on campus housing. What happened last year is irrelevant to this year. The Village had just come online and they had a group of rooms they didn’t anticipate having, that became available mid-last summer. This summer, they are all accounted for and many more people applied for housing than previous years. Either way, you might not know for awhile, so spend that time checking into other options so you don’t end up way across Adams or Vermont.
@Twenmi My mom wasn’t able to, because she doesn’t have the requirements to “prove” her identity on the website. So it had to be mailed 
@sagerheinschild Congrats! You give me hope 
@CADREAMIN You’re right! I was not attempting to discourage anyone from actively looking.
When is the deadline for Housing Office to notify transfers regarding on-campus housing? Also, does anyone know how we can use Financial Aid for off-campus housing, both grants and loans?
Got my housing assignment (century) today, but I am not with any of my roommates??
Anyone get a decision today? Still nothing for me… hopefully there are housing options still available. I’m sure there are. USC is very catering to their transfers so it would be odd if they didn’t consider that transfers need housing as well! I’ve started to look and how are the off campus housing options across from the village? They look close and safe.
@usctransfer2018 congrats! When did you apply for housing?
@nicolejess Did you fill out the financial aid section when you applied. I haven’t done that yet, although i filled out fafsa. Was wondering if you had any tips and directions
@DelToroUSC applied around april 26th! :)>- but i will likely go through assignment though.
Can someone explain how SGR works? Is it a good thing? Should I get my hopes up?
Sorry I took a while to respond, I actually just went all the way to USCs financial aid office for more info on appealing
@DelToroUSC @scarletred @woshua
My EFC calculated by USC is $67k. They gave me ~$7k in university grants. At the financial aid office, we looked at my CSS profile and concluded that the home equity and father’s business income (self employed) were 2 factors that needed more clarification. I’ll focus on clarifying these on my appeal letter, basically because they don’t bring in as much $ and value as USC thinks they do. (If that makes sense??) but anyways, yeah if this appeal doesn’t come through then there’s no way I can afford it
I typed this out a couple times and it kept getting deleted so I’m sorry if you guys got multiple notifications lol
@redhair55 Only 7k ?
@woshua YES omg I was extremely surprised and upset. I’m a transfer student from a private 4year with nearly identical tuition and overall cost of attendance as USC…and they gave me 25k…
@redhair55
Wow, that’s an insane EFC! Good luck with the appeal.
@Tuttwirl No, I was hoping for one, too. I’m on SGR, atm, so I don’t think they have to give me a decision on that by tomorrow. 
@usctransfer2018 I got the same email, you have to put down your $800 confirmation first 
@redhair55 Your other school may not have used or factored the CSS profile like USC does. Things like home equity and investments, business assets, retirement accounts etc., are fair game (for every applicant) that can be liquidated to pay for your USC education in the eyes of USC. A lot of USC students are paying plenty to attend there, I find it surprising that students think their education will be covered. A lot of applicants with a home in California that have equity in it, will not usually get the aid they expect.
I just got approved for housing! Applied April 26th. But I got approved for graduate housing and I didn’t choose any graduate housing options… I’m so confused haha. But looks like Village housing is full because they were 4 of my choices
The FA office only uses a small percentage of home equity (less than 5%). In fact, a student savings / cheking account balances impact FA more than home equity based on USCs calculations.
Income from self-employed parents/ business owners impacts FA a lot.