No Financial Aid but needs Scholarship!

<p>Hey guys, </p>

<pre><code> I was recently accepted into Marshall at sc. I've lived in cali for 8 years, but my application for permanent residency has not been approved yet, so I am on international student status, thus ineligible for financial aid. I was also admitted into LA, Berkeley, Rice, Northwestern, and some other schools, but I would really like to go to SC. Does anyone know how I can ask SC to give me some scholarships? I really can't afford to pay $50,000+ each year.
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<p>Thanks for your help! :)</p>

<p>Same situation… Haven’t been accepted yet, but got OASIS link today and was accepted to UCLA. After FAFSA and crap, I’m probably only gonna get 10,000 for USC. So that leaves 40,000 that I, I, I have to pay for… That will wipe out my college fund, bonds, savings, and still need a 5,000 loan to cover the first year (assuming I don’t get scholarships - already been denied the USC scholarships). </p>

<p>I have applied for over 25 scholarships, and have gotten… wait for it… wait for it…</p>

<p>0000.00!</p>

<p>Damn, USC is my number one, for EVERYTHING… BUT HOW CAN WE AFFORD IT!!!</p>

<p>rossgo, did you get in-state tuition at UCLA and Berkeley? If so, you could contact USC and tell them that USC is your first choice, but you are very concerned about how much your parents will have to pay, so you may have to accept the UCLA or UCB offer. Ask if there is anything they can do to help get the costs similar to the UCs. The worst they can do is say “no.” Good luck!</p>

<p>yes i did get in-state tuition…</p>

<p>I’m hoping that USC will give me a decent amount of scholarships so that I can afford to go, but does anyone know how to do this specifically? I have heard that some people used other colleges as a way of getting money from sc. and I’m pretty set on going to sc, it’s just the money problem =/</p>

<p>You contact the USC financial aid office <a href=“https://caravan.esd.usc.edu/Contactus/fa.asp?aid=3[/url]”>https://caravan.esd.usc.edu/Contactus/fa.asp?aid=3&lt;/a&gt; by email. Explain your unique situation. (Eligible for in-state at the UCs, but not eligible for FAFSA.) Express that USC is your first-choice. Emphasise that although USC is your first-choice, you would have to choose UCLA or UCB in order to lessen the financial burden on your family. Provide your income/asset information and offer to provide documentation of that information.</p>

<p>Please remember that USC has literally thousands of students who would love to be holding a USC acceptance in their hands at any price, so don’t use the words “negotiate,” or “match.” Simply ask if there is anything they can do to make the costs more manageable. </p>

<p>If they are unable to make it manageable, you have truly wonderful options available and you will do GREAT at any of those other schools. Best of luck!</p>