USC vs Berkeley for journalism/communications?

The big problem for me rn is price ://// I love USC so much it’s my dream school I just can’t afford it (they bumped down my merit scholarship to 1/4, which I’m grateful for it’s just not realistic for me to go, and I don’t qualify for FA. I called their FA office and they said I was “too significantly wealthy” to qualify. My parents aren’t helping me pay for college, they’ve both been physically and emotionally and emotionally abusive towards me, but I still cannot declare independence)
I’d have to take out loans either way, so which one should be breaking my bank? I plan to go to law school afterwards, which is why I love USC bc you could focus focus on journalism in undergrad, while UCB seems to have this approach in grad school.

Sounds like price will be your determining factor. But Berkeley is a great school. Good luck there…