Articles Tagged ‘financial aid’

Students react to study showing large rise in household student debt

By Chelsea stone · Daily Trojan

October 3, 2012 at 11:33 pm

A Pew Research Center study found that, as a result of the economic downturn, 22.4 million American households face student debt.

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Students see issues with financial aid

By yasmeen serhan · Daily Trojan

September 26, 2012 at 12:02 am

Some upperclassmen say their university aid package dropped after their first year.

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USC should celebrate higher rankings, improvements for public schools

By Annie Wanless · Daily Trojan

September 18, 2012 at 12:58 pm

USC’s reputation is important. But we should strive to pull other, less expensive schools to the top along with us, so that more students can achieve a high quality education.

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Students react to candidates’ positions on financial aid

By valerie yu · Daily Trojan

September 13, 2012 at 10:44 pm

The presidential nominees tried to reach out to young voters on the issue of financial aid, but some students remain unimpressed.

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Letter to the editor

April 10, 2012 at 8:53 pm

Letter to the editor

H.R.4170 would help ease student loan burdens. In 2012, student loan debt surpassed credit card debt. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that $1 trillion is owed in student debt. Students attending college have to pay for tuition, standard fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation and daily living expenses. Full-time students attending a [...]

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Romney’s take on tuition is impractical

By Burke Gibson · Daily Trojan

March 7, 2012 at 9:09 pm

We can’t all join the military or shop around for scholarships; the government needs to help.

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Obama proposes changes to federal financial aid

By ASher Feldman · Daily Trojan

January 31, 2012 at 11:19 pm

Proposed changes in Perkins loans could affect USC, which receives $8 million in Perkins loans each year.

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Proposed cuts would affect Cal Grants

By Jared Servantez · Daily Trojan

January 23, 2012 at 11:06 pm

Brown’s proposed budget would slash Cal Grant spending for private universities by 44 percent.

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University lobbies for research, aid

By Annalise Mantz · Daily Trojan

January 22, 2012 at 5:58 pm

University lobbies for research, aid

USC spent more last year on lobbying, more than most of its peer institutes.

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Foreign students find funding college difficult

By Tiffany Tsai · Daily Trojan

November 29, 2011 at 12:07 am

Foreign students find funding college difficult

International applicants must provide proof of financial support when applying to USC.

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