cal state financial aid package

arabrab
Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:37:46 +0000

But… do see whether freshman are allowed to live in an apartment off-campus before considering that option.

UCR sounds like a better deal. Usually F.A. can be applied to housing – check with them. With the $5500 in Stafford loans, your UCR package is just $1912 short of the full COA, which, as somemom pointed out is often larger than you really need to spend. I’d try really hard to make UCR work – it is a much better financial arrangement than the Cal State package, and is likely to continue to be a better deal even after freshman year.