<p>do they? I have a sister at U of Michigan Law School and a brother at morehouse so for me to go to USC we are gonna need a lot of help. I dont get excited about an acceptence and then I wont be able to attend because of the price tag.</p>
<p>if there are any usc students out there, if u dont mind, please elaborate on ur aid package. </p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>ummm i asked a question....</p>
<p>ummmm be quiet and have a little patience, we dont wait all day on these boards waiting for u to ask a question</p>
<p>foil... man i love you sometimes. </p>
<p>to the OP: there have been many other threads on this topic, and while i for one do not know the answer, you could try a search...</p>
<p>If you are accepted to USC it will meet 100% of your need. There are only a small number of elite, well-financed institutions that will do this.</p>
<p>Unless your're international... and then they automatically meet 0% of your need :(... and you have to rely on merit-based aid.</p>
<p>Foil - as it should be for international students.</p>
<p>Eh? Why should it be that way? Isn't USC trying to attract the top students, and aren't some of the top students international?</p>
<p>in need based grants alone, i received $19,000. add in a school scholarship, and that number came up to $27,000. and i'm fairly confident that without my scholarship they would have augmented the grant. i know this is the case for many students as well...including several of my friends who were able to attend because of grants.</p>
<p>i was in a situation such as yours...ideally USC was my very first choice, but the money situation literally put it as my second or third-choice quite a way behind schools like UCLA and UCSD. but their financial aid was very generous...i would not have gone without it.</p>
<p>Foil, international students are eligible for merit based aid. To attract top students, merit based aid is thus available.</p>
<p>It is need-based aid where opportunities are limited. I think the reason for this is that it is often impossible to evaluate, compare or verify the need of international students.</p>
<p>although your need is met 100% isn't that mostly if not all in loans?
sounds nice at first, but really you'll just be in debt forever. yay! :/</p>
<p>^exactly^. I def. do not want to be paying fees from my undergrad years when im senior partner at a law firm</p>
<p>just another question for those of you who found out your aid already</p>
<p>how long did it take for them to get back to you after submitting all your fin aid materials? and does your deposit have to be in for them to make a decision?</p>