Appealing USC financial aid

thumper1
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 20:39:39 +0000

USC requires the Profile in addition to the FAFSA. Are you a CA resident eligible for the Calgrant? Did you apply for that as well?

For USC, the ONLY thing the FAFSA does is determine your eligibility for the Pell Grant. If your FAFSA EFC was $0, you would get $5600 or so in Pell funds. If EFC is $1000, you would get $4600.

Honestly, I still don’t understand what you mean by these TWO EFC amounts. When you and your parents complete a FAFSA, it generates ONE EFC…was yours $0 or $1000?

Regardless…for institutional aid, USC uses the Profile. Did you and your parents complete THAT, and submit it on time?