One would have to be financially delusional to even think about attending USC college of pharmacy. Cost of attendance figures from their own website:
Tuition + Fees (costs that cannot be avoided, except maybe the $3,500 laptop fee) well exceed $50,00o/year.
With the extremely expensive cost to live in LA, they place the total annual cost to attend USC at 78,000 plus/year. This also does not account for the interest that will accumulate on unsubsidized loans while attending school.
So, in conclusion, do not go to USC. Your financial future is ridiculously constrained. Total student loan debt could easily exceed $300-350k. Much better to not attend school, start a business, and see how it goes. At least you can declare bankruptcy and run away from your debts.
If you must attend pharmacy school, get in-state residency in a much cheaper state and attend school there. Waiting 2 years plus will not hurt you at all financially considering the enormous debt-load at USC. If you are attending this year, you might want to seriously consider dropping out and re-evaluating your financial future. Unless you have a full-ride. How many people actually have a significant scholarship of 10-20k plus/year at USC though? My experience in pharmacy school was that lots of people had small 2-3k scholarships, but very few had scholarships greater than 10k.
Year 1
Years 2-4
Tuition $48,876 $48,876
Mandatory Fees
Year 1 Years 2-4
Fingerprinting Fee $76
Immunization Program Fee $180
New Student Orientation Fee $35
Purchase of Computer $3,500
Program Fee $80 $80
Student Health Center $545 $545
Student Services $20 $20
Norman Topping student aid fund $16 $16
Student Health Insurance $1,712 $1,712
Malpractice Insurance $10 $10
Computer Access Fee $300 $300
