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Wouldn't going to USC mean $120,000 in loans, not 150k? Unfortunately I don't think 120k in loans in tenable. Go to UF and make the most out of a free educatio

• josephpmay 13y ago
  USC would be slightly less than $120,000 in private loans plus ~$30,000 in government loans. The reason why I didn't get better financial aid is that my father had a very high income last year, but lost his job. He now owns his own business while trying to find a job, but his business is loosing money. So right now my patents literally have no income, but financial aid calculations are usually calculated based on the previous year's tax returns.
  • thejteam 13y ago
    Contact the school's financial aid department and explain the situation. They may not be able to help you much this year but they may be able to help you figure out how to re-apply next year. Unfortunately, financial aid calculations are a mysterious black box and your inputs do not fit into it well. If you REALLY don't want to go to Florida, then there is always the option of community college for a year or two and then transferring. And again you may qualify for more need based aid that way in a year or two. Also remember that you may change what you want to do several times over the course of your college career. And then several times in your adult life afterwards. At 150k in loans you may very be better off financially working as a janitor at one of these schools than being a student.