<p>Possible strategies:
- attend a low cost public school that is close enough to commute from home (to save on housing costs)
- try for a selective private school with generous need-based aid and the programs you want</p>
<p>The University of Southern California is a need-blind, full-need school with strong STEM programs and a relatively large hispanic student population (~15% of enrolled students). This would be a reach school (ACT median band is 29-33).</p>