I am currently a high school senior and need to commit to a college by May 1st. I was accepted into a number of large universities with great computer engineering departments, but I was denied from the "name" schools (Ivy's, MIT, Stanford) that have the resources to truly cover financial need. My top choice school is USC, as I was accepted into the Iovine/Young Academy for Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation (https://iovine-young.usc.edu/), which appears to be an awesome program focused on exactly the areas I want to study. I was lucky enough to have been awarded a half-tuition merit scholarship, in addition to $8,000 in federal loans. However, that still leaves a $30,000 a year gap. I have some college savings from past internships and a Florida Prepaid savings plan, but not nearly what I need. As my parents currently have no income, I don't think they would qualify for a federal PLUS loan or even be able to cosign a private college loan.

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