USC Financial Aid - IDOC

Paying for College
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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I sent my parent's tax info to the CSS profile @ Collegeboard, and last month I received an email stating that Stanford needed me to send hard copies of the tax forms and the W-2s to a Collegeboard office by mail.</p>

<p>(The CSS profile also sent my info to USC.)</p>

<p>Anyway, I was looking around my email today, came across the instructions for USC financial aid and Step 4 said this:</p>

<pre><code>* Student and Parent Federal Income Tax Returns or Non-Filing Statement Forms
For document submission instructions, visit USC Financial Aid - Contact Us.
o Submit complete copies of signed student and parent 2009 federal income tax returns, including all schedules and W-2 forms, to the Financial Aid Office by March 2, 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter. Copy W-2 forms on a separate page (not covering page 1 of the return).

o Write your name and USC ID number on your parents' federal income tax return
o USC does not require state tax returns.
Students and parents not legally required to file a 2009 federal income tax return must:
o Submit a 2010-2011 Student and/or Parent Non-Filing Statement Form by March 2, 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter.
</code></pre>

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<li>USC</a> Financial Aid - Applying & Receiving Financial Aid - Undergraduate - New Students</li>
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<p>I'm kind of worried because I didn't send any physical copies to USC since I didn't think I needed to.
Stanford sent me a reminder to do that, so I did it, but USC didn't.</p>

<p>Do I NEED to send the tax forms to be considered for Financial Aid?
(I did the FAFSA & Cal Grant as well, and sent them to USC.)
I have not received a decision from USC, by the way.</p>

<p>Would you suggest to send them my tax forms, even though it's late?</p>

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<p>You need to send them directly to USC. They may use the CSS but not the IDOC. Send it ASAP. You’re financial aid package might be a little late though</p>

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<p>I was looking on USConnect and it said that I could send them electronically.
I’ll do that first thing in the morning since it’s passed 1 AM here.</p>

<p>Also, when you say the financial aid package might be late, do you mean late for USC to consider it, or late as in me finding out what it is (if I get accepted)?</p>

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<p>late in finding out financial aid package. You will get your decision letter separate.</p>