Go into debt and drag my parents too or waste year waiting for public school acceptances to save $$?

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OP says $33,767 is the cost of “one year tuition” and that is a lot more than the $12,862 for a UC
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<p>I dont think that is what the OP means. I think she means that AFTER aid, she owes USC that much…which is about the same as a UC</p>