insanedragonz

So if I decide to stay with Cal Grant B I probably on my own to pay for the tuition fee on the first year?

Calculation of Cal Grant
Cal Grant A (4 years at UC school): 6,141 x 4 = 24,564 for your whole whole 4 years of college career at UC school
Cal Grant B: 1551 + (1551+6141) x 3 = 24,627 for your whole 4 years of college career at UC school.

***, both grants are not much different. If you are going for Cal Grant B you going to have 63$ more than Cal Grant A. However you are on your own to pay for your tuition fee on the first year.

I think i amma stick with Cal Grant B. Not much of different so I dont wanna bother sending the renew Cal Grant.

Azure326

I just got my letter. It says "SEE CODE #16" for Cal Grant B, which I found out means I'm over the ceiling for B.

I did, however, get $6,636 for Cal Grant A for Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD. However, I'm a little confused here. I listed 6 colleges on my FAFSA; why are there only 3 on here? And why is it that online, when I click on Award Detail, under Cal Grant A it says that the school of attendance is Berkeley? Also, I got a paper right behind the first paper that tells you how much Cal Grant money you got; it says "New Cal Grant Recipient Change Form for the 2007-2008 Academic Year" and it lists only Berkeley on there. Why is this?

I believe Berkeley was the first school I put in on my FAFSA (followed by UCSD and UCLA), but don't they know that I don't know if I got in or not yet?
Isn't this material "time sensitive" (I don't find out whether I got in or not until 3 more weeks...could I miss any pertinent deadline for all of this in the mean time?)?

I have another question: Is this all the money I get from doing the FAFSA? Is there still potential for more money, or is it pretty much just the Cal Grant that you get from doing the FAFSA?

sblake7

Azure:

CalGrant is just one part of the aid package you'll be offered. Depending on your EFC, you'll likely also receive University Grants, student loans, and work study. In our case, UCLA covered 100% or the remaining need (difference between cost of attendance and EFC) after the CalGrant was taken into consideration.

I think CalGrant goes with the college you listed first on FAFSA. If you decide to go elsewhere, you need to call CalGrant or fill out the change form that came in your packet.

Azure326

My EFC was ~1060. Do you think that's enough to get University Grants, student loans, and work study programs? My parents are really freaking out over the costs of attending a UC, and they really wanted me to attend a CSU/junior college because they're much cheaper.

sblake7

Azure:

Based on our experience applying at several UC's- I think your parent's needn't worry much. There was some difference in the packages offered by the UC's-- some were a bit more generous with their University Grants than others. But on average, if you have good grades (which opens the door to some of the University Scholarships that they include in the packages), I'd expect something like this:

Total Cost of Attendance: $24,000 (tuition, fees, room, board, transportation, books, misc, insurance)
EFC: $1K
Need: $23K

UCLA has been meeting 100% of our need-- they do for many students with signifcant need. You'll likely end up with a package (roughly) something like this:

CalGrant: $6141
Pell Grant: $500
University Grants/Scholarships: $8,000
Stafford subsidized student loan: $2500
Perkins loan: $2500
Work Study: $2500

which totals pretty close to the 23K of need. The work study is doable, and the 5K in student loans per year is manageable, IMO-- particularly the subsidized loans that don't accrue interest until you're out of college. You may also find that the estimates of miscellaneous and transportation costs are high, and there is some savings to be had there.

BabyBlue

*When do they want the Cal Grant request form in by? The one where you change the first college you want the Cal Grant to go to??

BabyBlue

How did you do that? I don't get how you got that formula...

BabyBlue

*bump

Could someone please answer my two questions (above)? Thank you.

robertee

1551 : First Year of Cal Grant B, covers living expenses

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(1551+6141) x 3 : From the second year on CalGrant B covers living expenses plus fees (aka tuition)

BabyBlue

I don't get why they would offer 1551 for the first year, and then 6,141+1,551 the other three years...

x3rose

well most scholarships that we can apply for are for first year only so i guess it really helps out?

BabyBlue

Yah, but I'm talking about the Cal Grant B specifically. Why do they give you 1551 for the first year and then (1551 x 6141) for the next three years, and Cal Grant gives 6141 for all four years?

BabyBlue

I am still confused about this. Anyone?