<p>I’m waiting on Marshall.
The wait is killing me. I’m back to losing sleep. </p>
<p>Are most of you still on the “we have received” status?</p>
<p>I just got my packet in the mail today. My status is still blank :)</p>
<p>How do you appeal financial aid?</p>
<p>Congrats again Kula!! I can’t imagine how you’re feeling right now, but I’m sure not too many things can bring down your high!!!</p>
<p>@sbrry7</p>
<p>ya man I’m still on that status and it won’t change! do you have a second choice major or just marshall?</p>
<p>lol kulakai your status is still blank but you got accepted. USC is soo badd about this…haha
congrats again. :D</p>
<p>Haven’t been here on a while but its crazy to think some of you guys are still waiting for an official decision. I applaud your patience. Good luck!</p>
<p>striker15,
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/335626-appealing-financial-aid.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/335626-appealing-financial-aid.html</a></p>
<p>[USC</a> Financial Aid - Applying & Receiving Financial Aid - Special Circumstances](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/applying_receiving/special/]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/applying_receiving/special/)</p>
<p>Thanks Serapher. I guess by the looks of it i’ll have to pay the full price this year and next year my taxes and stuff will be different so hopefully I can get some aid.</p>
<p>is anyone waiting for an email from USC about orientation and setting up your email? I submitted my deposit on tuesday but i’m still waiting to hear from them…</p>
<p>@kittycats</p>
<p>I’m still waiting… I submitted my deposit Thursday though. </p>
<p>Btw anyone here already have a spot at university gateway? If so I’m looking to see if anyone wants to take advantage of the special going on this month… Refer me and UG will give you $500 (I was hoping to go halves so we’d each get something) pm me!</p>
<p>11,000th post. :D</p>
<p>CMON USC! WE’RE ALL HERE WAITING FOR YOU.</p>
<p>If your EFC is 0 does it mean your tuition will be paid for ?</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>Some people have a FAFSA EFC between 1-5k and still end up having a USC EFC well over 5k.
My FAFSA EFC is around 4k , USC EFC is around 7k.</p>
<p>You can also take out loans, although after the government’s subsidized loans (around 5k), you’ll have to deal with unsubsidized loans , and the interest rates vary from place to place.</p>
<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>So i went to see University Gateway for the first time this afternoon. I was so impressed with everything! The special that they have right now is such a GREAT deal! I was so convinced I signed the lease right away…without my parents even seeing the place yet! I guaranteed my mom over the phone that it is a great place and she agreed. Yay!</p>
<p>They waived my security deposit of $800 and the application fee of $45! It’s also part of the special btw. </p>
<p>OMG IM SO EXCITED!!! 
<3</p>
<p>@hellostranger</p>
<p>so what are the details of the lease? how many roommates, price, meal plans? I’m also assuming the length of the contract will be 10 months right? </p>
<p>@kittycats0808</p>
<p>Don’t wait to receive an email from USC before trying to access the orientation site. I didn’t get anything from USC telling me I had access, but I go into it anyways. Just check all the boxes and put your info in.</p>
<p>@brianlee - It gives me a databse error when I try to access the orientation server, “object does not exist”, which I assume means the database object for my user data has not been created yet by those processing my deposit? I’ll keep trying each day.</p>
<p>@brianlee So it is 899/month including all utilities and the apartments are fully furnished. the 899/month rate is for a 12 year lease. If you decide to take on an academic lease (10 months) it will be something about ~$1075/month. So if you compare both rates, the difference will roughly be ~$525. I chose the 12 month lease. I’m planning on subleasing it for the summer. </p>
<p>All the single bedroom apartments are already occupied. So they only have the 2 br and 2bath apartments available. Each room will have 2 people in it. There aren’t any meal plans b/c they aren’t university owned (i think?). However, there are going to be a lot of retail shops in the same building which are opening in about 2 weeks. </p>
<p>Parking is additionally $150 a month. There is a fitness gym open for tenants 24/7. Also, a concierge 24/7. And a telephone line for each unit. Cool huh? It almost feels like living in a hotel! Everything is brand new and haven’t been used before since they just opened this spring!</p>
<p>For a limited time only, they will waive the security deposit of ~$800 and the application fee of ~$45 if you sign the lease with them now. Yay! But take note that the rooms are quickly filling up (obviously because of this deal). I heard last Thursday, they had an open house and about 40 people signed the lease right after. So better hurry!</p>
<p>Oh, and rates go up as you move up the building. Floors 2-4 are 899/month. And 5-6 are 999/month I believe (I could be wrong, so please correct me!) and of course, the 8th floor is the highest floor…it’s the most expensive. I just couldn’t remember what exactly the rate is. I chose the 4th floor. </p>
<p>They also had me fill up a roommate matching program. They said they’re going to try to match me with roommates that have the same interests and personality. So, I’m pretty excited about it! I hope I get cool roomies! Lol. </p>
<p>They release apartment/unit/room and roommate assignments every Friday so I won’t find out mine until next Friday or the following one. </p>
<p>Overall, I fell in love with the place. 899/month is such an awesome deal! </p>
<p>I don’t mean to sound like an endorser or a salesperson for this place but trust me, it’s just gorgeous!</p>
<p>I hope this helps! :)</p>
<p>@Kulakai </p>
<p>Sorry, I did forget to mention that it took a few days from when I made my email to accessing the system. I believe it was something like 3-4 days before I got in, so just keep trying. Also, I did receive that error as well. </p>
<p>@hellostranger</p>
<p>thank you for writing out that long post! it definitely does sound excellent for the price and services. I guess all that is left is to do an actual tour.</p>
<p>WOW! That is an amazing deal!</p>