UCkittychen

haha just saying though..12am EST or PST? if EST, then 9PM PST

edit, haha so it IS 9PM tomorrow night

http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/JABSOM/admi...Aid.php?l1=mdp

UCkittychen

false. please refrain from answering my questions.

Please & Thank You.

oh but what happened to the University of Hawaii not being reliable, second guess yourself?

alamemom

The FAFSA is a need-analysis form used to determine eligibility for Federal aid such as Pell Grant, Stafford and Perkins loans, and Federal work/study. In addition, the UCs will use it to distribute need-based university grants, and the state of California uses it to distribute the CalGrant and determine eligibility for B&G.

The FAFSA has nothing to do with housing.

alamemom

The quote in post #46 is from the University of Hawaii. The University of California will award need-based aid to on-time applicants who submit their FAFSA and CalGrant GPA by March 2nd based on the calculated need, not based on time/day of submission.

UCkittychen

riiiiiight, but I am in a general pool of people who are on need-based aid. I am not in a special group. They want good housing just like I.

Just like in the other thread, "more applicants than there is space"

they also say they aren't allowed to use affirmative action but we all know UC are looking for tokens to up their "diversity" percentage...

Ryan2136

@ alamemom thanks for replying. yeah I meant the cal grant GPA. My school's financial aid office indicates that they will electronically submit the GPAs. But I have no idea who's GPA gets sent while who's does not. So I guess I'll go talk to them about that to be sure. But I guess they'll have a certain date in February to send them all out at once?

alamemom

Each school will have their own procedure - it is a very good idea to stay on top of it and not take any chances. Check in with the office to see when they submit, and get your WebGrants account going as soon as it is available - it will show when your GPA has been submitted. (But don't panic if WebGrants says you aren't in the system yet - just keep trying. Submitting the FAFSA with a California college as one of the first three will eventually make a WebGrants available.)

alamemom

Goodness, no. The University of Hawaii is an excellent source of information on applying for admission to and applying for financial aid from the University of Hawaii. It is not, however, a reliable source for information on applying for financial aid from the University of California.

I did not for a moment second guess myself, I simply felt the notation would be easier to access for posters who might not have noticed the origin of your information if I devoted a separate post to it. So I did. I am sorry you appear to be offended by my mentioning, on a UC transfer thread, that the University of Hawaii is not the preferred source of information for University of California financial aid.

Good luck.

Ryan2136

@ alamemom, when you say the first 3 colleges, you mean that I have to put atleast one UC in the pecking order on my FAFSA application? Btw, we DO NOT add our current CCs onto that list right?

thanks

alamemom

A few years ago, the California college had to be one of the first 3. I have "heard" that it no longer has to be one of the first three, but I have a policy of "better safe than sorry" and always recommend putting a California college in the first three.

If you are only applying to California colleges, any order will do, that note mainly applies to those applying to colleges outside of California as well as California colleges. Yes, put the college(s) you plan to attend next year - if there is a possibility you will attend your current school for another year go ahead and include it, but you can put it at the bottom of the FAFSA list.

The "California college" can be a UC, a CSU, or a California private - any one of those will trigger the WebGrants system to recognize you.

Ryan2136

Oh okay, thanks so much for the info.

jnguyen471

they replied back and said =( i was inelligble for pell grant with efc 06081 ??? =( i know it for 2011-2012, but does this mean i would also be inelligble for 2012-2013

uchappytrain

so basically here's my checklist

-fill out fafsa w/ estimated info
-go to my cc and request gpa electronic thing
-input fall grades
-do taxes & update fafsa with correct info

am I forgetting/missing anything?

alamemom

For Pell Grant, the maximum EFC that is eligible for Pell (as of last year) was $5,273, and the grant amount at that EFC was $555. The maximum Pell for a "0" EFC was $5,550. The amounts have changed a bit for next year, but I do not yet have those links. The changes will reduce the amount of Pell available to those with (relatively) higher EFCs over $5,000.

If your EFC is similar to your 11-12 figure, no, you will likely not qualify for any Pell money. As you can see though, at EFCs around $5,000 you are only "losing" $555. You will still be eligible for Federal aid including Stafford loans and work/study.

You may, however, qualify for CalGrant. CalGrant is not tied to EFC, it is tied to income and asset ceilings as determined by the information on the FAFSA. The CalGrant is all-or-nothing. If you qualify, you get the full amount of the grant whether you are $1 under the ceiling or $30,000 under the ceiling. The CalGrant amount varies depending on where you attend - it covers systemwide fees at the UC and CSU (what we think of as "in-state tuition" at those schools) or $9,708 at California private universities. I have linked the CalGrant income/asset ceilings. Again, CalGrant is not tied to EFC, it is tied to income/assets as reported by the FAFSA. CalGrant B provides $1,550 additional to those who qualify to use for expenses (grants A&C can only be used for tuition.) If offered a choice of A or B, it is almost always an advantage to choose B. Look for posts by "kender" on the financial aid forum for a clear explanation when the time comes - she does a great job.

Current CalGrant income/asset ceilings:
http://www.csac.ca.gov/facts/2012_13...applicants.pdf

Pell Grant schedule from 10-11. (Sorry, I have not looked up the current chart, but last time I looked they were still working on it.) http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/at...tSchedules.pdf

uchappytrain's checklist looks good. I would only add, "Bug parents until they understand that it is important to get taxes done early this year."

Good luck!

UCkittychen

&.. the site is DOWN..

guess the University of Hawaii site was right

anyways..


https://fafsa.ed.gov/