<p>There are a couple of red flags with the previous post:</p>
<p>1) What companies / firms hire based on one’s debt load? They do not effect the company at all, unless the firm is paying for them. Also, they don’t have access to one’s personal finances. I’m sorry but debt does not show up in background check.
2) Your assumption that UCLA grads graduate with less debt than USC grads is flawed. USC meets 100% of ones need. I know this may be a new concept to you, but private schools have funds (which USC has the largest than any other uni) specifically designated to reduce the sticker price. In addition this form of financial aid is a grant, which does not need to be repaid and is completely independent of scholarships. So, in addition to this grant, one can significantly reduce or even eliminate the sticker price of USC. In my case, the grant alone made my cost equal to UCLA and I come from an upper middle class family.
Now I am aware UCLA has grant programs but as you may know, those are given to a select few students out of the 28k undergraduate population.</p>