<p>If my aid package requires me to pay the EFC amount, is there any way that I can write a letter to UCLA explaining my dad’s unemployment to ask for more aid? If yes, who or where do I send this letter to?</p>
<p>You can contact the financial aid office and ask for the forms for ‘professional judgement.’ It will be tough at UCLA because the UCs are broke, aid is based on last years income and they do not meet full need for most. It never hurts to try though.</p>
<p>I looked into this recently for someone else. There is a specific time frame. Your dad would have to have been unemployed for a certain number oays (you can look it up on UCLA website) before you fill out the form.</p>