<p>themegastud, I'm not trying to discourage anyone from going to USC, and I don't think anyone that is seriously considering any of the schools we're talking about are shocked when I post the tuition price from the school's website. Here are the facts, as I know them. USC DOES cost four times as much as UCLA for the basic tution and fees. Does that mean everyone will pay four times more at USC? No, of course not. At the time, there are many UCLA students who don't pay anything or pay very little after financial aid. You can't just say, "USC is actually not 4 times as much because they give out financial aid," because guess what, so does UCLA! I agree, you should wait until you see your finacial aid packages before you make your decisions. Either way, they are both fine school and you really can't go wrong.</p>