Financial aid

Hey , I just got my pell grant for 2,220 . And my Sara was 00000 . How I’m gonna live with 2,220 for 3 months in California?

Is your home state california?

Your “sara was 00000”

What does that mean?

Are you a CA resident? Where do you plan to go to college?

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My guess is that the SAR showed the FAFSA EFC was $0.

So…to the OP…was this a refund of Pell money? What exactly are you talking about.

The federal Pell grant can be combined with state aid (if you are a California resident), a student loan, and money from the colllege (if you’re getting any it will be in your financial aid offer).

Ideally someone with high need has

  1. Applied to multiple colleges to be able to compare financial aid offers
  2. Researched whether each college on the list is generous before applying