Because USC is so far (I am from NY) and would cost a lot of money to travel to, I would really need some sort of scholarship, that is if I even get in. Do you think acceptance is likely with a 32 ACT, 97UW, 99W (4.0) GPA? I also have various clubs and activities that I partake in and am first generation if that helps. Thanks!
The cost of USC is far more than a mere plane ticket from NY to CA. Please run the NPC on USC’s site. Any aid you get would have to be need based. You might get in but that’s not guaranteed. Unlikely for any merit aid.
USC is $72K per year. They attract plenty of NM scholars with very high stats and they don’t fully fund them. Your chances of merit aid are not good. Need-based aid tends to go to students with multiple hooks.