Unfortunately for this student she wasn’t exposed to HS guidance via counselors in a California school setting for much time and has had really poor guidance in her college process. Because of several factors, she wouldn’t be eligible for a Cal Grant for several reasons:
*This student did not graduate from California High school and, instead, chose to do an early college program, out of state, before graduating from a California HS online program or gaining a high school diploma, from a private or public high school.
*Hence, she has no recorded GPA documented in any California high school district.
*She does not have a history of completion of three years of high school, leading to a high school diploma or equivalent in California.
*She has not attended a California Community college and received an AA nor completed a certified IGETC.
A Cal Grant would not be an option because of the several missteps that occurred and are lacking for Cal Grant recipients.
It’s unfortunate for her because there are so many ways to go about getting funded but she’s lacking a lot of state requirements.
She would be eligible for Pell Grant and anything else that’s federally related like work-study and loans but most costs would have to be on her family and her part time work.