When do we pay for the tuition?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>When do we have to pay for it? a week before school starts? EXCLUDING work-study, which was $2500, I received a total of $48034. So when I start paying for the tuition, I don't have to pay those $2500 yet, right? I can wait till I receive all the money from my work? </p>

<p>Also, how much more do I have to pay to USC if I receive a total of $48034? (it's TO USC, so personal expenses do not count.)</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>You’ll get a bill near the middle of August. It’ll have a due date on it.</p>

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<p>You’ll get a bill and usually I think the due date is right before classes start (not completely positive, but it’s near the beginning of classes). It’ll also only be for first semester, not the whole year. But you will have to pay for that work study first. That $2500 isn’t guaranteed; you are just allowed to get that much in work study for the whole year (so $1250 for first semester). If you don’t get a job, you don’t get the money.</p>

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<p>We did our best to explain work study to you in this thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/911318-does-every-usc-student-have-work-work-study.html?highlight=work+study[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/911318-does-every-usc-student-have-work-work-study.html?highlight=work+study&lt;/a&gt; . Re-read it for a complete work/study explanation from several posters.</p>

<p>There is also an explanation in that thread of how much you might be paying directly to USC.</p>

<p>If you need the work/study money for tuition/room/board/fees, sign up for the monthly payment plan and pay as you earn the money.</p>

<p>The due date is generally one day before move-in.</p>

<p>Loans fund about a week before the due date. USC Scholarships post starting in August. Outside scholarships post AFTER they arrive at USC.</p>

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<p>How does the monthly payment plan work? is it like USC sends me the bill monthly instead of sending me the bill all at once?</p>

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<p>^ That is exactly how a monthly payment plan works.

[USC-FBS</a> - sfs - Payment Plan](<a href=“http://fbs.usc.edu/depts/sfs/page/1562/payment-plan/]USC-FBS”>Student Financial Services)</p>

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<p>For me, Room and Board costs $12910.</p>

<p>So…
$40384 + $638 + $12910 = $53932—>This is what USC is going to bill me.
My FA award is $48034 excluding the work-study, which is $2500.</p>

<p>So…USC is going to bill me $53932 - $48034 = $5898? and if I use the monthly payment plan (10 months), USC is going to bill me $589.8 every month? and if I get a work-study job successfully, I will still have to pay $589.8 - $250 = $339.8 a month?</p>

<p>$339.8?</p>

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<p>If we received a scholarship (from an independent organization, not the USC ones) and already told them to send it to USC, will it show up on our payment page?</p>

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<p>Yes, it’ll show up eventually.</p>

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<p>Yes, shinywing, but that’s assuming you actually make $250 a month. Keep in mind that the money you make in work study will be given to you as a paycheck, as in any other regular job. It won’t be posted to your billing account. You will just get a paycheck in your name, which you will be able to put in your bank account.</p>

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<p>The payment plan works like this:</p>

<p>You sign up for the payment plan, which is run by a USC-affiliated service. You agree to their contract. They pay the entire cost of the semester up-front, meaning that you now owe USC nothing. Then, they bill you every month for however much the plan calls for.</p>