Questions about SCA admissions

jmm124567
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:56:56 +0000

I’ve done a bunch of research on USC and there financial aid. I know there are two different types of need:


CSS Profile: Used to figure out “University Need”


I’ve read that the “university need” is based on your parents home equity. I live in Michigan and Michigan was one of the states that was hit horribly by the financial crisis and our housing prices lowered a lot! My parents are divorced and each own there own house. Both of them owe a lot more on there house than what it is currently worth. My parents are not rich and barely have any money to put towards my college tuition. I also have a younger brother who goes to college. My dad recently owned two houses. He was living in one and couldn’t sell the other one so he rented it out to people and the house ended up going into foreclosure.


FASFA: Used to figure out EFC for federal aid.


I’ll be over 24 meaning I’m an independent student so I do not include my parents info on the FASFA. I make a low income and my EFC is very low.

For the CSS Profile does independent or dependent mean anything? Do I give my parents info no matter how old I am?