Also, do you currently have older siblings who are undergraduates in college? I am asking because if any of that is need-based aid, it is important to note that you will get significantly less need-based aid once that older sibling graduates. Conversely, if you have younger siblings who will enter college while you are still an undergraduate, you will likely get more need-based aid for those years. But note that these rules for FAFSA-schools are changing so if this applies to you PLEASE ask the schools (before you commit to one of them) how the change in the number of siblings in college will affect you. I am not sure how the rule-change will affect CSS Profile schools, so you have to ask. USC is not known to be particularly generous with need-based aid.
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