<p>Bluebayou: yes, that would be the Univ. of So. Cal. I'll follow the suggestions and see if I can pin down what USC's aid package might look like.</p>
<p>Zagat: I live in the D.C. suburbs(Rockville, MD) so I can't take advantage of DC's tuition assistance program. Thanks for your sobering view of the economic realities of paying for college. My son is extremely talented and has worked so hard I was hoping to provide the best education he could qualify for. I guess everyone wants that for their kids, and not everyone can send their kids to Ivy League schools. I'm obviously pretty naive about this stuff, I guess I thought that somehow colleges would make it work if your kid was accepted.</p>