<p>so as we all know, goin to SC for 4 years can surely put a hole in your wallet.</p>
<p>but....i also heard that SC was one of the most generous schools when it comes to financial aid.</p>
<p>so my question then, how hard do u think it would be for a student to get about 10k taken off? i mean, if you complete fasfa, cal grants, and apply for financial aid (say my parents make 100k together, b4 taxes), would one be able to hit the 10k marker?</p>
<p>Can you clarify your question? </p>
<p>Are you asking if USC will provide up to 10k in Financial Aid? </p>
<p>Unfortunately, there are so many factors that come into play, that it is almost impossible to make a guess (with the few details that you provided). Before you reply with more details, it would even be very difficult to predict the possiblities even if you provided all of your families financial details. </p>
<p>There are some generalities that I (and others) would offer. Yes, USC is known to offer good financial aid packages. In general, the lower your income level (i.e., the worse your financial situation is), the more likely USC is going to offer you aid. In general, when I have seen posts where people have listed the FAFSA amount and have listed their Financial Aid packages, there tends to be a coorelation between those with LOW FAFSA numbers, and HIGH Financial Aid numbers. In addition, it is worth noting that USC does take into account if you have a lot of equity in your home. That is the factor that affected our Financial Aid package the most. Our son received a good USC scholarship, but did not receive any USC grants. He did apply for, and receive the Stafford Student Loan, but (as I understand it) that is not money from USC, it is from the Fed Govt. Our FAFSA was over 20k, if that is of any help to you. I have seen posts with people whose FAFSA numbers were less than 5,000. I have also seen posts with people whose FAFSA numbers were over 40,000. Those with the lower FAFSA numbers, also listed some good F/A packages (large Grants from USC). Those with higher FAFSA numbers typically commented with some joking comment, realizing that with their income level, they did not expect financial aid.</p>