USC keeps being a PITA

Even though USC is the wrong school for Daya in all possible ways, we have still not declined and I have followed through with the financial aid process.

It’s a good thing I kept checking the portal, too- twice now they have asked for yet more documents without notifying me.

Their information collecting is incredibly invasive and thorough.

They require the FAFSA, CSS Profile, and a waiver with supporting documentation requesting to not consider a missing non-custodial parent.

Juilliard only cared about me and never asked for more information on anything.

Yesterday- already April 12-  the financial aid application was still under status of “We will begin reviewing soon”…. This is VERY late for initial offers to be in progress.

So I called them.and couldn’t get through.

The reason is the non-custodial parent waiver.

They have no timeframe for those considerations to come through.

No timeframe.

I think this is unfair to students… these situations aren’t their fault.