<p>Did you qualify for a Cal grant at another school but didn’t see one in your USC package? If so, parts of the package may still be missing and is not complete. Best thing to do is contact financial aid, especially since you have special circumstances. This will let you know if more may be coming or not, and will allow you to start making some decisions. Good luck!</p>
<p>[USC</a> Financial Aid - Contact Us](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/contact.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/contact.html)</p>
<p>**Your FAFSA and CSS EFC could be very different, though, if your family has assets other than income. If your family owns a home (equity is an asset), cars (value is an asset), etc… these are used in the CSS. For example, your mom makes 40K a year, but you live in a home with 150k in equity. The equity could be used to finance part of your education (see the financial aid sticky—Alamemom defines this particular calculation). However, if your family does not have assets, your numbers may be quite similar.</p>