USC class of 2023 Applicants Thread

FA info still not available yet for my S.

@kungfukenny, thank you!

Housing is only guaranteed freshman and sophomore year. Only guaranteed to sophomores that lived in USC housing as a freshman. (So not guaranteed for transfers or those that choose not to live in USC housing as freshman.)

@kungfukenny Did you get an email about it, or did you just have to check the portal?

I just checked my financial aid and I am set to pay 67,000 each year. My FAFSA is 37,000 and almost every other school I’ve applied to has been around 40,000 after financial aid. Any words of wisdom? I will definitely be appealing, but does anyone have any tips?

@marketingkid

Sorry to hear that. Did your FA match the USC NPC estimate?

super happy usc met my need :slight_smile:

Just to make sure Im doing it correctly, do you access FA info through your USC FY applicant portal → FA link?

My EFC is ~4000, yet my Net Price for USC is ~58K. I am very upset, and I have no idea how to appeal at all


Just accessed daughter’s financial aid and I am curious if it’s possible that she might still receive additional help for being NMF or a departmental award. She is Presidential already and they gave her a University scholarship of 2K. We are very grateful, just trying to get the most realistic picture of what we can expect.

Financial aid posted for my d.

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USC offered nothing. Family is comfortable middle - class, but there is no way we an afford $80k a year. Not sure where the number comes from (our EFC was about 45k). Oh well. On to the next school.

Is McCarthy just for scholarship recipients or can anyone apply/select to live there?

Have scholarships all been announced yet? The financial aid portal doesn’t show anything, so does that mean my D isn’t getting anything? Or will they be announced later? Thanks.

@kdew01 McCarthy is for scholarship recipients.

@Marcie123 thank you! Much appreciated.

If you are not scholarship I wouldn’t put Village as choice (not sure it even comes up as a choice). It would just be an odds and end placement (filling a hole) for a freshman that isn’t a scholarship student in McCarthy.

Do you suppose financial aid is released by region? Has anyone from the Midwest got their package? Thank You

@sushiiii

still waiting for FA notice here in TX