<p>How good is USC’s financial aid for out-of-state residents, honestly?</p>
<p>USC is a private university, so your state of residence is irrelevant to financial aid. </p>
<p>The University does have a reputation of fairly generous financial aid both in merit and financial need. Some scholarships are awarded earlier than others to National Merit etc. but others are determined farther down the line. Check out the Admission & Financial Aid area on their website: [USC</a> Admission & Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/)</p>
<p>The hardest part is that if you are interested in USC: you first applly, hopefully get accepted, then apply for financial aid. It can be a bit of a stomach churner whilst you fill out forms and wait to see what your aid may be. If you are a strong student, don’t let the finance aspect stop you from applying.</p>
<p>USC’s financial aid is great, especially for out of state students. USC likes to brag about how diverse its student body is, and to attain that works hard to attract the best candidates regardless of their location. State schools have to discriminate against out of state candidates, but private schools do not and in fact do the opposite.</p>
<p>it’s private, so out of state is pretty irrelevant, and USC is well-known for paying for 100% of it’s students’ need, but as far as merit scholarships go, I’d say just do your best on your application and hope for the best, but don’t ever let the cost keep you from a good education. It’s worth it to take out loans for something that important if you need to.</p>