<p>While it’s fine to apply to USC, I don’t think that’s going to work. Her issue is that her parents can’t pay their family contribution.</p>
<p>The USC half-tuition NMF scholarship will get applied to need and the family will still have the unaffordable EFC.</p>
<p>The parents will only contribute $5k per year. The student can borrow $5500. So wherever she goes she needs the net cost to be about $12k per year for everything.</p>