<p>If your daughter’s dream school is USC then there is the possibility for merit aid if her stats are top-notch. For need-based aid, USC requires both Profile and FAFSA. According to its website, USC does not require the CSS Non-Custodial Parent form or the CSS Business Supplemental Form. So again, if your daughter is living with her father through most of 2010, he would be the one filing these forms.</p>
<p>UCSD doesn’t have a lot of merit aid to give, and your daughter will be faced with the probability of paying out of state tuition there. It could end up being more expensive than USC.</p>