<p>Congrats to you and your son prouduscdad. We are so jealous right now. D was accepted early to USC with a Deans scholarship. But the financial aid we saw online today was nothing like the USC Net Price Calculator. According to the Net Calculator we could afford USC, but not now. USC expects us to pay 38% of our income to them, even though we have 3 other children, one already attending college, and my husband is facing a 20% cut in pay next month. D was accepted to UCLA with a scholarship and UCI with a more generous financial aid package. D is crushed she worked so hard and got accepted and now we can’t afford to send her.</p>
<p>She has also applied to over 25 scholarships ranging in awards from $500 to $5000, but what difference does that make. If she wins a scholarship the schools take away that amount from any help they are offering. So why should a kid try.</p>
<p>I am sorry, but I needed to vent, congratulations to you and all of the other students who can attend their dream schools.</p>