Should I accept this financial aid from USC or seek cheaper options?

Are the IL MAP grants guaranteed? I seem to think someone said they are not because of the state budget.

Thanks for the advice everyone, I think I will be picking USC as long as I can get housing (apparently transfers have a hard time with it), but I will probably choose UIC or Lake Forest to attend during the fall semester. As for Lake Forest’s scholarships, I don’t believe they have a goal requirement as far as I know. And the full financial costs aren’t covered with any of my options, so I’ll have to take out loans anyway. My sister will be starting college in Fall 2018, so I’d imagine that would also affect costs. And finally, I’m actually not sure about the MAP grants - I think it is pretty unsure if I definitely have them, so that worries me about going to UIC.

Maybe contact the ISAC for details about MAP grant

http://www.isac.org/newsroom/isac-in-the-news/