I was wondering if anybody knew a rough estimate at how much of my tuition I might get covered. Just a percentage guess of 50% or 20% of my tuition. I live with my mom, who has been supported by her father for much of the year. She has had trouble finding a decent job, and has only had a job for about 5 months this year as a sales associate on track to make a salary of around 50,000 but she was laid off. I am applying for financial aid in January, and I obviously need some help with paying my tuition due to these conditions. I plan to attend the University of South Carolina - Columbia. I have a 4.21 GPA 1670 total SAT 1150 2-part and my ACT is a 25.