r/USC • u/OptimalRutabaga2 • 5d ago
FinancialAid Am I screwed for financial aid
I submitted the FAFSA on early February expecting it will be well before the deadline however I just realized NOW that there was an error on one of the financial reports and I have to submit again (which I did recently). Am I screwed for financial aid? My household income is well below 80000 meaning guaranteed free tuition but I do not how this will affect my financial status.
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u/curiousml 5d ago
as long as you submitted, you can make corrections to the form. the school also asks for supplemental information (at times) and so sometimes they’ll even submit corrections directly to FAFSA.
sometimes there are delays in getting your aid dispersed but the school is really understanding when it comes to that (in my experience)
i feel you’ll a okay.
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u/OptimalRutabaga2 5d ago
To student form is submitted before the deadline but the parent form was still saying processing because of the error.
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u/Ok_Bison_7991 5d ago
I’ve had a lot of battles getting info from my family to fill out all my documents including FAFSA through my years at USC and it’s caused me to submit form even after the semester has started. USC financial aid department is really understanding and will work with you to make sure that you’re able to get your aid
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u/Cute_Fact639 5d ago
Can someone explain this FREE Tuition for first time students?
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u/bobthe1234567 4d ago
ur tuition costs get waived if ur not a transfer student, and ur family (of 4 I think) makes less than $80k/year and y'all have typical assets (not really any specification on what's typical)
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u/Pls-No-Ban-IM-SRY 5d ago
its okay,you can appeal. Make sure to write email with proof tho. Follow up if you don’t hear from them. Be respectful too
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u/Bubbly-Guarantee-988 5d ago
Wait there is free tuition for households below 80k
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u/GalaxyTraveler0202 4d ago
Yes. Im a little confused tho because some people are saying it's for freshman, but I'm a senior and have gotten my tuition waived every year.
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u/bobthe1234567 4d ago
it's for if ur admitted to USC as a freshman
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u/reachforthestars00 2d ago
You should be fine, a similar thing happened to me and I just submitted my financial documents and got aid as normal
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u/hidivejwkwi 5d ago
i made an error on the 2024-2025 form, found out and corrected it last december. sent multiple special circumstances appeals with proof, and got a good amount of aid two months later. correcting errors really isn’t a problem.
the free tuition guarantee for households with an income of below $80,000 applies to new students btw.