Cal Grant or Cal vet?

FanofaFan
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:22:08 +0000

Hey guys. I have been awarded a Cal Grant A transfer entitlement (E2) which is approximately 12k which supposely will help pay and cover my tuition. I was also planning on using my parent’s Cal Vet to help cover my tuition. I recently talked to a financial aid person at the UC campus I will be attending and said that I will only be allowed to use/receive one or the other? Is this true? Why wouldn’t I be able to receive the grant I was given and still use my parents Cal Vet? She also said they both fully cover my tuition. I was thinking about using the Cal Vet to cover my tuition and then receive my Cal Grant and use it on other school related stuff, etc. But I guess I can’t have both? I was thinking that the Cal Grant would just be distributed to me in a form of a check and be used on how I choose like how I’ve been given my pell grants before. I am really confused so please someone help.

Another question is if I do have to choose one. Which one would be the best option because the financial advisor I talked to said they both fully cover my tuition. But Im not so sure on my Cal Grant as it has already listed a set amount of money they will give me so what if I take more units than they estimated, that means my Cal grant would be short of my tuition fess, correct? So if I had to choose I’d lean towards using the Cal Vet just because it seems like the safer way to go knowing it will cover all tuition and fees. Any thoughts?