<p>i didn't know where to post this, so i just picked here.</p>
<p>i'm in need of some advice.</p>
<p>long story short: my parents recently got scammed and will lose a lot of money. they will probably declare bankruptcy and all that sort of terrible stuff.</p>
<p>i am currently a freshman at USC. when i was originally applying for financial aid, my parents had a combined income of about 40-50k. during the summer my dad's store closed and he became unemployed, decreasing our family's income significantly. originally, i had to pay about 17k for usc (not counting loans), but after sending an appeal based on my dad's recently unemployment, the amount was lowered to about 10k (not counting loans). </p>
<p>i don't know what will happen with possible bankruptcies, etc. USC seems generous with aid, so they might recognize the need and give me a lot. or they might give me very little.</p>
<p>i'm just trying to figure out what i should do.</p>
<p>i was going to major in something that isn't necessarily a money-making major:sociology. i was actually planning on working my USC courses so i could apply for a transfer to UCLA in my junior year.</p>
<p>one thing i could do is go to UCLA (or another UC) and major in a liberal art/social science.... none of the UC's seem to have the "career-based" majors that USC has. The UCs would be cheaper, but might not make money in the end. (For those who say I could be engineering or something.... no, I don't want to do that at all).</p>
<p>a variation on this option is to transfer to a CCC for sophomore year and then transfer to a UC, saving a bit more money.</p>
<p>another thing i could do is stay at USC, no matter the cost.... and major in something like business, where i have a good chance at making money after graduation.</p>
<p>i know this is a really rambling post but i'm just pretty confused and not sure what to do.....if you can glean the meaning of the post from my ramblings and could provide some advice, i'd really appreciate it.</p>
<p>thanks.</p>