New! Financial Aid calculator specifically for USC

<p>So just a quick question…</p>

<p>If we receive a merit scholarship (whether it be half-tuition or full-tuition), does that replace the gift aid amount or does it add to it? So if someone was a Presidential Scholar and had an estimated gift aid of… say, $20,000. Would they basically be set for tuition, or would the scholarship take over the gift aid, and still leave them to find another $20,000? (Assuming the estimated gift aid happens.)</p>