How Good Is USC's Financial Aid REALLY?

aunt_bea
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 04:16:29 +0000

No one knows what YOUR financial aid will look like because it is based on a number of factors. No two students have the same factors unless they are twins attending the same university.

Assume a starting point of $70k per year.
You are not a resident of California so you can’t tap into those California grants that cover private and public institutions. You need to rely on USC’s endowments and federal loans and federal grants that are based on your income/need. It doesn’t look like merit is going to happen since they tend to cater to high scoring SAT National merit winners.

We couldn’t afford their fees since they were only providing half tuition. The big costs are housing, food and other fees.

My advice: find a school that you can afford.