Asking USC Parents What They Do For a Living
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- Is USC worth $90,000 a year? In this video, I interview USC parents about what they do to be able to afford their kid's tuition, advice for the younger generation, and a bunch of other business/entrepreneurship insights! College has gotten super expensive over the years (1 year at USC on campus is over $90k per semester 🤯) and I've always wondered how parents were able to afford that kind of stuff for their children. I loved making this video and want to thank all the parents I talked to for taking time away from their families to talk to us.
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USC is known to be expensive, and the parents are known to be absolute ballers. College scandal aside, I wanted to see what parents really do and see how they were able to raise successful, intelligent children who were all graduating on the day I filmed this. I went to UCLA myself but never had that whole rivalry thing against USC - maybe because my parents went to USC - and so this was a very fun video to finally get to make.
Be sure to watch through the entire video to follow along with me as I talk to a ton of successful parents, many of whom were CEOs and business owners, as well as all the obstacles I had to get over while filming this video. I hope you guys enjoyed this video! My goal with the channel is to motivate you guys with success stories from other people that are crushing it in life, so that you can achieve the same success, and avoid their mistakes.
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Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Andrew
2:27 - Heidi
4:08 - Janardanan
5:29 - I Called My Mom (USC grad)
6:07 - Jim & Colleen
7:43 - Getting Chased By Security
8:12 - Lee
9:23 - Eric
11:08 - Sharon
12:20 - Victor
14:00 - Farroh
16:14 - Alapasha
17:08 - Andrew
18:12 - Outro
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This video was so fun to make!! Not gonna lie, I was extremely nervous since it was commencement day at USC and I was scared of getting kicked out - but we talked to a bunch of amazing parents and it was 100% worth it.
If you're an incoming college student, in college, a college grad, or even a parent, I hope you find this video valuable. I think everyone can learn from what they said. And if you want some free stocks or to sign up for one of my free courses, the links are in the description. My goal is help you guys live the most financially successful possible :) -Charlie
remember guys when you graduate from college you seek a job. remember the acronym j.o.b. = just over broke.
FUSC
Lol entrpeneurial parents interesting
Great job!!!
Charlie, new to your videos. Can see you’ve done quite a few. Just a little tip you may consider. I noticed you asked parents if they would “like” to be in a video. Next time try asking if they would “mind” being in a video. Most people don’t like being in videos, but they really wouldn’t mind being in one. It’s just one little word, but it can actually make a difference. Great interviews! : D
as a USC student who is low-income and a child of Nigerian refugees, this makes my heart so happy because I can't wait to be this kind of parent one day and make my parents this proud when I graduate in two years!
so proud of u girl
Nigerian refugeee?? I'm Nigerian but when did your parents have to escape war in Nigeria?
@Quadri Alli wandering the same. Never heard of refugees from Nigeria
I’m proud of you girl. But I just never heard of Nigerian refugees
Congratulations!!! You are a rare outlier in a world catered to a specific group! Keep breaking every barrier and obstacle they have placed upon you before you were conceived!
They are all amazing parents. Worked hard, made good money, raised lucky kids. Bravo parents, you are role models.
Agreed and As a USC alum, i was proud to see all these nice people at my school.
You have no idea how hard or easy it might have been for these parents. Something tells me their parents were also rich...
@@newthrash1221 Thats just life. People will always overplay the impact they had in their own success and downplay any lucky external factors. Human ego. Feels better to give yourself full credit then to admit environmental or genetic luck. At the end of the day we are all just products of our genetics and environment.
@@Djfjfjrhhrjrhrhfj I guess, i would just like for once for people to be honest, instead of misleading people, telling them to just pull themselves up by their boot straps.
👏🏼Be the Example
As a child of neglectful parents, it shocks me to hear parents genuinely work so hard to support their children. I wonder who or what I could have been if I was born into a different family.
I felt that deep in my heart what you said..
I was genuinely wondering if anyone else had this reaction. They worked so hard and never had a selfish reason for anything they’ve ever done. On top of that I noticed many did not expect grace because to them, that was their job.
Not me. There are the haves and then, there are the have nots. I, too, had neglectful parents, but I managed to graduate from Purdue ($1200 per year for out of state tuition plus room and board at the dorm). Gene Cernan and Neil Armsrtrong were in my same Class of 1955. (Pardon my name dropping, but I just couldn't resist.)
I am going to USC in the fall, and although I've been lucky enough to be born into a pretty financially well-off family, I had my fair share of struggles and trauma and neglection and lack of love, but I think the key difference now that I've recently turned 18 is that I no longer blame my parents for certain things. It's not my fault what happened to me, but it's my job to make sure that the trauma doesn't interfere with my future. I am taking responsibility for who I am and who I want to turn out to be, and I hope you would one day see that too and not feel that your family was a hindrance but rather a drive or a motivation to be better and do better
@@audreyguo13 After 18 years, it's all on you. Just be grateful, if you made it through 18 years unscathed.
That Indian dad is so different from Indian dads ❤
America is rubbing off on him 🤣
@@farzana6676 Freak OUT 😆
I still don’t know what that means lol
yeah lmao, westernization..
Yep
As a first gen college student and immigrant, I definitely relate with the Mexican parent who started from the bottom and now he’s is business owner. I felt so happy for him 🎉
Love that
He was my favorite 🫶🏾
Anchor babies would be smart to relate to everyone instead of a racial narrative.
@@BenClason you sound mad ☺️
Janardanans advice to "Give more time to your family" is really sweet 😊
It's so sad that people give a bad image to parents who support their children through college. Look at how positive and hard working the parents are. I'm sure most parents would do the same if they had the opportunity.
Really?
those people are just jealous because they don't have supportive parents lol.
You can be a positive and hard working parent and be unable to support their children through college
@@malcriadamedina5358 facts right here.
@@malcriadamedina5358 Just goes to show you where hard work get's you in this world, all the more reason to go to college, work smarter not harder.
You got rejected by so many parents because of how you asked both in the wording and energy. My advise would be upfront and encourage the ego. "I'm making a video for younger generations to benifit from, will you be willing to help out? As an example.
And don't ask "age," especially for women. They hate that....
@@eekay3646 he didn’t ask the lady’s age. The caption says otherwise
@@eekay3646 they hate themselves....
maybe some successful people like to be private 🤔 throw in youtube + publicity and people are going to reject their faces being shown
@@eekay3646 as a 41 year old woman, I don't care at all. I think it's something some older women care about. But the younger generations don't care as much. I also see a lot of people in these videos refraining from answering about how much they earn each year. I also don't care to hold that close to my chest. I talk about money, age and politics. I guess I'm a rebel.
I love how the Indian father shared, “ freak out.” Another dad reminded me of my dad, a USC alumni, who shared, “work hard play hard.” ( without drugs). I love the share with your mom at the beginning. Makes me happy to share in the joy of parents and their children graduating. College teaches one discipline, work ethic, and to think critically. Joyous occasion indeed!
I financially assisted my son thru the CSU Civil Engineering program at San Jose State. Who graduated in 2021.
I was the first Mexican-American in my family to graduate from CSU Nursing at Cal State Eastbay in 2019. I graduated from RN school. While my son somewhat followed in my footsteps. Eventhough it wasn't USC. I can definitely relate to the sacrifice parents make. In return, your children will make you so proud. This is when you are truly blessed 🙏
Your son got a degree one of the best CSU engineering programs in California, right up there with USC. I bet you're extremely proud!
congrats this is awesome!
If I could talk to my 20 year old self I’d say stop worry about what everyone else thinks about you. They’re probably not even thinking about you anyway. Just get out there and do your thing.
The children sound like they are just like everyone else. It's the parents that are exceptional and worked hard to create fantastic businesses that allowed them to amass the money to send their kids to this school.
Exactly. In addition I find it ironic how many are getting low value degrees.
@@Runmikerun1onTube it's because of their families success that they were able to achieve a high level of knowledge in cinema arts/music industry etc. and that's great cause society needs more educated people in the arts.
@@Runmikerun1onTube there’s more to life than money
@@UziiTube thats not how it works
music and arts are abilities you are born with, or not
a degree in that field is completely useless
I find it insane and how kids show off their parents success as if it is their own.
Love to see a black man here who is involved in their children's live and contributing to their holistic development from their middle school years...breaking generational curses!
The dad that said his daughter’s degree was his best investment 😭 how sweet
One generation works hard so the next generation can do whatever they want while obviously working hard, that is how it works, inspiring to see these conversations. Happy to see how every parent was super proud.
Watching this with happy tears. I love when parents support their children. I mean really LISTEN to what all the parents said. As someone who didn’t have supportive parents I can say that when your parents do support you and encourage you to follow your own path it makes a world of a difference
When I went to school in 2005-2009, the most expensive private schools were like 55k. It's shocking how much things have gone up.
how is it shocking lmao
@@sportsallstar7sportsallsta384 How isn’t it? An almost 80% increase in 20 years is kinda crazy?
It goes up because colleges know no matter how much they change you can get a student loans to cover it. Then your stuck with student loans people can't or won't pay.
I currently attend USC as a graduate student, and it's definitely worth it if you use all the school's resources and network.
@H you really wouldn’t know tho unless you went to usc. Fight on
Seeing this made me so happy. I had to decline my offer to USC bc I couldn't afford it and now I'm at UC San Diego. As much as I wish I went to USC, I'd rather graduate without drowning in debt.
@@cf5519 Weird reply tbh.
It's crazy how much more affordable the UC's are for CA residents
Same here! I got into USC which was my dad's school but no financial assistance so I decided to go to UC San Diego. Ended up with two degrees and a minor and had a blast so was worth it in my opinion. Plus the adventures I had being so close to the beach can't be given a dollar value. Currently have 30k in loans which for me is great in terms of affordability
Way to go
Ha ha! Same here.
The fear of failure has stopped me in life. Recently I have been forcing myself to put myself out there to overcome the fear. It was relieving to hear I am not alone.
💪👏
Nothing wrong with fear of failure. Definitely don’t thrust yourself into something that you would fail and take gradual steps and learn from success and failure
we all go through it. Its ok to have some fear, but don't let it stop you from doing things
Old comment but hopefully it helps: I’m 45 years old and failed at so many things it’s unreal. I have it all together now but if you’re talking to people who never failed or weren’t scared they are either laying or aren’t successful
You know someone’s an entrepreneur when you ask “is it the most expensive thing..?” and the response is “it’s the best investment..” 😂 great video!
First parent interviewed was so on the point about learning tradesmen. Believe me they make a lot of money being an electrician and plumbers. It’s a skill that is not taught in regular college. I wish I learned that when I was younger.
I'm a college graduate. But really never used it. My father had a electric company. He had a heart attack so I ran the company til he got well. Unfortunately he died. I expanded to solar also. I make a lot more money than most college graduates. My brother's a doctor and my cousin's a dentist. I make more than both of them.
@@bigmike9433 which state ?
I love the diversity of all the parents you interviewed!! The parents were all so proud!
It's so funny how these parents are giving contradicting pieces of advice depending on what worked for them. Love it.
loved this! these parents are so genuinely proud and excited for their child’s path/successes.
that’s major! letting their sons and daughters follow their own dreams
Very very wise parents. They are so super humble too
Its always nice to see yourself pushing out of your comfort zone and interviewing all these amazing parents. As someone whos in their 20's its a huge eye opening experience to hear about the different perspectives that I would have never imagined.
I love your interview skills, you ask the best questions. Thank you! This was inspirational.
Janardaran is the goat. Bro was saying some true shit.
As a USC alumni, it’s best to attend either rich or poor. In between you’re kind of screwed lol. I was the latter and got my entire education covered by the university’s financial aid.
What GPA did you have to maintain?
yeh poor people need 300K plus in debt your logic is idiotic bud
@cheddar superstar I think 2.5 and up. I really don’t remember at this point.
@H I went as a transfer so didn’t stay in campus.
The parents are so proud. They all talked about supporting their kids and their dreams, it’s so wholesome.
Love seeing how your genuine interest in and respect for the parents spurred them to share gems of life they've sometimes already stored only for those who approach them respectfully
Charlie, great work as always. This is absolutely priceless. Thank you for your incredible content. There are many golden nuggets and timeless gems embedded in this episode. Thank you
Awesome parents! Sometimes I forget the best source of wisdom in my life is my parents.
Dude I love the way you ask questions. You’re very respectful
As a USC grad who started his own business, you don't learn a thing at the school. The curve makes getting a B/A- easy if you just do the bare minimum. But the networking and mindset you get by seeing that it's not as hard to make money as you think (after seeing all the rich kids). Then environment makes you believe it is achievable if you just work hard. Has paid for itself many many times over.
You learn plenty but just don’t realize it at the time or even immediately afterwards.
If you dorm then you learn to compromise and negotiate. Some sadly learn how to manipulate. One has to learn how not to be manipulated.
Even if you commute you learn to think and drive but yet still pay attention.
Some learn independence being away from their parents.
Some learn how to work as a team and some learn to be comfortable making presentations.
It’s true though that sadly some don’t learn very much at all.
@@f430ferrari5 still not worth $90k per year when you can learn the same thing at a public school for much cheaper
@@kkp4297 you can go to a JC and transfer. Save money.
Classroom sizes smaller at USC also. Some like it.
@@kkp4297 My friends at pubic schools definitely didn't learn nearly as much, as they had much easier curriculum. Not sure what op means about the curve, it's entirely dependent on your major.
Hyperbole. You did not go to SC.
Great job Charlie. Very well done. I found this video and can relate to this as my daughter graduated USC - Annenberg and Marshall School. Best choice for my daughter as her education and the contacts made at USC were invaluable in getting her career kicked off correctly. It started her on the right path and she never looked back. So proud of her.
This was awesome. You interviewed some really great parents.
I was fortunate enough to have parents that instilled the importance of education in me. USC was the first private school I ever got to attend, and it was a wonderful experience.
This is a great video! The parents you interviewed had great advice! Your mom is awesome, "you look sharp." Great interviews and loved to see how proud all of the parents were.
"Love life and love your neighbor!!" Got it, great words to live by. Thank you.
This is so sweet and wholesome. I hope to be as supportive and loving of my children.
These parents warm my heart.
Love to see the proud parents and how encouraging they are.
The amount of love and pride in another that has been shown in this video was amazing.
Loving the videos, new interview concepts, keeping things unique and interesting!
My favorite part of the video was seeing how many proud parents were promoting their kids' TH-cam & Instagram channels!
I really wish my parents were like this.
Perhaps you could not only wish but plan to be like these parents to your own kids.
Same, I'm almost 27 and I think I know what I want to do. Wish I was supported growing up with these parents. Definitely would've saved me time figuring it out on my own
I wish my parents could pay for my college lol. It's a massive leg up in life
Our Son just graduated with his PHD from USC through thick and thin our Son worked hard and he actually lived like a grad student ( teaching and soup) and now He’s landed an amazing career position with so much positivity and such grounded colleagues. We’re entrepreneurs and watching our kids succeed is so fantastic and worth every sacrifice it’s joyful and rewarding as a parent ❤😊🎊💥
Great video. I love hearing advice from other entrepreneurs and great seeing the pride they have in their children!
As a recent USC graduate, thankyou so much for making this video! I know it's tough to get education from such an expensive uni, but it's def worth it. It pays off in the long run!
Dude these are awesome questions and awesome responses. These folks are happy and content with where they are in life and where their children are. They are also very proud of their kids pursuing their dreams. It's heartwarming to see.
these parents are precious
What a beautiful video. I am striving to be one of these parents when my two children are at the age to start university one day (they are still in elementary school right now. 😅). So nice to see all these supportive parents who worked so hard in their whole entire lives to give their children a better future and education. Luckily my husband and I will be able to pay for our children’s college and grad school when time comes, as we worked very hard to have the life we have today without having to worry about our finances and being able to support our children in their education.
love this. the west coast attitude is so different than the east coast. positive, no one is groaning! supporting their kids and happy to do it. lovely. and good advice.
It’s funny how most of these parents that are clearly affluent, have children who studied in fields that you wouldn’t consider to be lucrative but fields that their children are passionate about and they’re still proud. Meanwhile my friends who grew up in a lower middle-middle class setting have their parents telling them to be a doctor, lawyer, engineer or study finance.
Because it’s lower risk higher reward. People who immigrated to this country didn’t offer their kids that luxury. That’s more for 2nd gen’s not first
Right
asian right ? :))
surely these people can study whatever they want, but shitty majors such as social science, history, etc will make them regretting their decision ( talking about salary).
They have better chance if later going to get their JD or MBA. But BA/ BS with these stupid majors wont make them a living. Surely they are lucky going to school for free.
In contract, STEM and doctor/lawyer can survive later.
So Asians' old culture isnt bad. Its actually a super good advice if you wanna a better salary for living.
@@davidpham9353 I don’t necessarily think what you study really correlates with how much you make later in life. It’s more the skills that you have that make you desirable. My moms friends husband studied philosophy at some average school in New York, meanwhile he ended up becoming an executive director in cyber security for chase bank making easily over half a million a year. Sure this is a rare case but I know loads more people that studied tbings like English and are doing fairly well for tbemselves making nearly mid six figures.
FREAK OUT lmao love it, you can tell he partied in the 70s/80s love that song
Loved this Charlie! ❤ These parents are so good in giving their advice, so sweet, will take it into account!
almost all the parents you interviewed are entrepreneurs, great role model for their kids. No wonder these kids are very successful
But some of those kids studied crap arts degrees
@@deltafox1 It's because they come from good families (which are their safety nets) that they could pursue a high risk degree like art. Like the first parent said, if the entertainment industry doesn't work out, the kid can join the family business
Nowadays Art degree is probably going to do better than they used to
@@deltafox1 probably because young adults fresh out of high school don't necessarily know what they want to do. So many people study one thing in college and do something completely different after they graduate. It's unfortunate we aren't encouraged to explore more before we commit to a potentially lengthy and expensive college education.
@@deltafox1 its not your money, let them do what they want to do, lol. also, USC has one of the top rated cinema arts school in the nation. If you get a cinema degree, USC is one of the best if you want to be in the movie industry
All the parents effusively communicate how proud they are of their children, they all love their kids and just want them to follow their authentic self and truth. So much parental love here, success to them ultimately is to have happy kids who are their authentic selves.
Love this so much! So much wisdom and great advice! 🙏🏻
What a fabulous video. Love everyone who spoke. Some parents are so amazing. Love the advice from everyone. Hope you feel better. 🤗🙏
usc parents are one of the sweetest and helpful people out there
Great advice all round. Interesting how passion came up a few times but for me personally finding passion has been difficult
I've always wished I had parents like the ones on the video, it's unbelievable and amazing how these parents love and expressed themselves about their "kids"..
Great video, never seen your channel before but this is great advice. It’s important to take into account that everyone is different and as a result values change and everyone has a regret of some kind or wish they’d done something different. I don’t have kids but I assist in mentoring and the best advice I can give is to put care and effort into everything you do no matter how small the task, that work ethic will role over into everything you do and make you more successful.
Such a great video Charlie! Some really great takeaways/mentalities from the parents you interviewed.
Best video. Keep rewinding to learn the life lessons that people have shared their experiences
Charlie, this an awesome video. I am a parent and it's great hear other parents experience.
These parents are exceptional
Really enjoyed this. Very inspiring! Also loved the video call with mom ❤
I love parents shouting out their kids
These parents are so amazing. Thank you for sharing this 😊
Thank you so much for your video. It is an inspiring for parents with children who are going to college. More power to your channel.
Hey Victor that’s awesome to hear having many McDonald franchises great to hear a Mexican American doing good as a Mexican American my self I can really relate muchas gracias Amigo
Love this video, thank you!
Love the video, definitely gives me more drive and motivation to achieve my goals 💯 ❤
Such great advice. Excellent video.
Great video!! I did not go to college. Went right to work for family. First my uncle then my parents. I was able to start saving and put both my kids thru college. Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona. Greatest feeling ever to watch them do something I knew I should have done but didn't. Very proud of both of my kids!!! The one thing many of these people touched on was balance your time with your job and family. When I went to work for my parents that's one thing, I did wrong. I spent too much time at work. My parents are great and took good care of my brothers and I but if I had to do it all over again, I would have spent more quality time with my wife and kids.
Love this video, one of the best in this type.
God bless these parents for making such sacrifices for their children. And God bless their children. I pray they’re successful in whatever they do🤍.
$90k a year holy shit! With how good the state schools are in California going here seems crazy. I’m a surgeon and make a very good income and I can’t imagine having to pay this.
I think in order for people to comfortablely pay their child's education at USC, your household income should be over 500,000 minimum...
All about the "brand name"... It's the same education as if you were pursuing the same degree at a UC or State University.
It’s who you know, not what you know. Sending your kids to expensive schools and universities allow them to mix it with the “right” people. That’s what they paid for.
@@asyd2905 USC doesn’t get you anywhere extra in life. It’s not Harvard or Stanford
Your Mum so sweet complimenting you 🥹
:)
so inspiring, motivating and entertaining ! kudos !
Terrific content keep going. I think everyone has wondered what the parents would say
This was a tremendous video! Great Questions! Great Answers! Great Advice!
Great Video Charlie! Thoroughly enjoyed it!
What a dope video. Love it. Amazing and motivating.
I graduated from USC with my masters degree! I love the words of wisdom from all the parents. My mother echoed similar sentiments to me while she raised me. I paid my way through school with my own hard earned money. It can be done and is well worth it!
Awesome video! I’d love to see you do this at UCLA, especially with their commencement ceremonies just around the corner.
Nah
My favorite parent was Victor! What an inspirational story 👏🏾.
Great video. Very inspirational for others.
i love these parents
Great video! Wise words.
Love this Content!❤
the amount of foreign born parents made me so happy!!!
This would be a very interesting series at the Ivy Leagues💯
Love your videos Charlie, just a heads up I have stomach issues myself lol! IMODIUM always comes through, I always carry it in my purse bc you never know!! You can get it at any cvs + sparkling water with lime helps so much too. Keep up the great work and I hope you feel better!
I love the advice of not getting inhibited by the complexity of things.
Out of all the things people could spend their money on, paying for their child’s education is probably the best