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trojanman10101 · 07-03-2009, 10:10 PM

Ok my friend just got his financial award letter, and he is receiving many grants, work study, and few loans. He got accepted to Humboldt State, first off, with a 2.6 GPA, 1200 SAT scores, and no ECs. Ultimately, he got extremely lucky he got into college. His family income is 20K, and he lives in an apartment. The schools estimated costs were 18K, and w/ work study and grants he only has to take out 4K in loans. If my friend got that much loans w/ his horrible grades, should I be worried if I have the same financial situation, however, much better grades, such as a 3.7 unweighted, and I want to apply to the top UCs.

07-03-2009, 10:10 PM	#1
trojanman10101 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Bernardino, CA Posts: 236	Friend's Great Financial Aid Ok my friend just got his financial award letter, and he is receiving many grants, work study, and few loans. He got accepted to Humboldt State, first off, with a 2.6 GPA, 1200 SAT scores, and no ECs. Ultimately, he got extremely lucky he got into college. His family income is 20K, and he lives in an apartment. The schools estimated costs were 18K, and w/ work study and grants he only has to take out 4K in loans. If my friend got that much loans w/ his horrible grades, should I be worried if I have the same financial situation, however, much better grades, such as a 3.7 unweighted, and I want to apply to the top UCs.
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