<p>Assuming I get into USC as a transfer and I apply for financial aid, would the financial aid cover all of the tuition if i live with a single mother who makes less than 60k a year?</p>
<p>Run the USC net price calculator and find out!</p>
<p>Lots of factors are going to be taken into account - including family assets and the income/assets of your noncustodial parent.</p>
<p>You need to find out if USC guarantees to meet 100% of need for transferes. A lot of schools do not, even when they guarantee to meet 100% of need for undergraduates. </p>
<p>If they do, that still doesn’t mean 100% of tuition will be taken care of by financial aid. It can depend on what your mother might have in assets, do you have a non custodial father somewhere who you think is out of the picture but USC may not. It depends on whether USC expects the student to work and come up with a student contribution. It depends whether they include loans and workstudy in their packages and call it their own financial aid.</p>
<p>But most important is whether or not transfers are guaranteed to get 100% of need. If they are not, be aware that they are usually at the end of the line for what is left. Freshmen are first, returning students next.</p>
<p>ok i tried the calculator and it only estimated a grant of 44k. dang. you must really be dirt poor to get tuition fully covered</p>
<p>Are you instate? If so, are you applying to any UCs? Between Cal Grants, Blue and Gold promise, etc, you might get costs covered.</p>
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Income may have nothing to do with it. If USC does not meet need for transfers it doesn’t matter how little you make for what they will pay. It just makes it harder for the family to afford it. Using the FAFSA rule of thumb of 25-33% of income for an EFC means that is what is expected to be available. That seems to be the case here.</p>