<p>Ninja4hire,</p>
<p>We will be writing checks for our daughter’s tuition. We don’t WANT to write checks for $63k. Nobody wants to write checks for that much. But if your parents, and your dad specifically, can afford it, you write the check instead of trying to cheat the system. If you have been blessed, you pay your taxes, pay your tuition, and be thankful for the wealth you have.</p>
<p>What type of message does your dad think he is sending you? What does this reveal about his character that he would try to take financial aid from a school that has real students with real needs?</p>
<p>At sometime in our teens, kids learn that our parents aren’t perfect. I’m really sorry you are learning a painful truth about your dad’s character.</p>
<p>As others have pointed out, the sticker price is never what you really pay. Even if it is, USC is an amazing school with school spirit that only grows stronger after you graduate. </p>
<p>There’s a reason we say “Trojans for Life”.</p>
<p>Do the right thing, and Fight On!</p>