<p>@alamemom, I think you’re right. COA is 59k, tuition pays for 44k, so my COA is closer to 16k. However, I’ve won one scholarship that pays 2.5k a year. I also heard that USC Trustee students get to participate in “Merit Research” through which they can make 3k a year (and I definitely plan on doing that). I just added those figures into the COA, but yes, the original COA is over 15k.</p>