Appealing USC financial aid

Eilrymist
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:44:56 +0000

@thumper1‌ Actually, the net cost for UCLA is $8000 minus the federal loans, so the total cost for UCLA would be $1,500. UCLA did not include loans into financial aid awarded and was instead listed as ways to pay the $8,000. I was told by the financial aid officer that the difference lies in how they incorrectly calculated the parent contribution portion. They did not notice that the income was foreign income. They looked at it as US income of $66,000 instead of foreign income that is meant to support two families at $61,000. (my mom bade $5000 in the US)

The financial aid office stated that my expected contribution is $4684, which I can afford, and my parents is currently $9,200 but should be adjusted to lower and thus lowering my overall cost.