I’m planning to apply to USC. My parents don’t have an income, and I make about 18-20k a year. Would I get a full ride at USC?
How does your family support itself? eat? pay housing? Schools will want to know this.
When you go to college, will you stop working?
Are you supporting your parents?
USC may look at your income and expect you to pay for some of your costs.
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you should mention that you’re a transfer student.
If you 'go away" to college, what will support your parents?
I cannot specifically answer your question regarding USC, but I’ve ran quite a lot Net Price Calculators lately and each wanted to know MY income and MY assets and it always diminished the financial aid package I’d get.
Th net price calculators are for incoming freshmen…not transfer students. Did the ISC NPC specifically ask if you were a transfer student? If not, then assume it’s for incoming freshmen in terms of accuracy.
Also, USC uses the Profile as well.
Agreed with poster above. The school will most definitely want to know how your family pays day to day expenses with an in me of $0…so be or pared to provide documentation of how this is done.
USC includes a LOT of loans in the financial aid packages, regardless of your income.
It’s just parkt of their fulfillment of need.
@aunt bea while I’m sure loans are included in most of USC’a financial aid packages, and I’m sure the OP would have them included in theirs, it’s not the case for all.
@Htsatryan the only way to find out is to speak with someone in USC’s financial aid office about your particular circumstances.
What are your grades/scores? There is so much that goes into getting full tuition at any school, otherwise many many low income/no income would be getting it. Agree with @aunt bea that a lot of USC financial aid is in loans. I worry when I see posts like this that the message “USC meets full need” misleads first time applicants/families. USC isn’t alone in saying this obvioulsy, but it is a big marketing message they send.
Loans are not a part of the package for QuestBridge students. I don’t know what USC’s maximum income is for a no-loans financial aid package. According to this link, 25% of first year students are receiving some merit aid. This is for those applying with freshman status and the info is provided for the first year only. Many merit awards are dependent upon maintaining a specified GPA. http://www.questbridge.org/southerncalifornia-financial-aid
Not trying to mislead anyone, but just want truly low income students to know that they may be able to afford USC.
at the moment I have a 3.9 GPA
The CSS Profile will take into account assets as well as income. Will you still be earning that income while attending USC, or elsewhere? Have you looked into outside scholarships for transfer students?