<p>1) When do they give their final aid letter?</p>
<p>2) I am eligible for some financial aid but that’s only when they figure out my cost as $23K…which includes on-campus housing, books blah blah blah. I think it will be considerably less than than. Tuition will be $7K and I will be living in off-campus university and that’s around $6K for the whole academic year. I will buy books from half.com so books will definitely NOT be $1.5K as figured by UCLA. And food well…there’s ramen for that and I will only live 50 min from parents lol. Personal costs shouldn’t be that much either. And I will be workin, hopefully, on campus. </p>
<p>anyway my question is about the financial aid. I was surprised that I qualified for any, but is that aid dependent ONLY on the cost they figured for me? My cost will be less than that, so does that mean that then they will NOT be giving me that aid? or is the aid given regardless? kinda confusing question…sorry</p>
<p>I’m probably not qualified to answer your question. But I think they calculate your financial aid package based on their “standard” budget. If you feel you need more aid, you would fill out budget add-in application forms (there are probably separate forms for transportation, rent, medical costs, etc.). The additional aid would be in the form of subsidized loans, and if the max amount is exceeded, then in the form of unsubsidized loans.</p>
<p>Now if your budget is actually less than their “standard” budget, you can request to borrow less than the loan amount they specified. But whatever you do, keep any grants you qualified for. :)</p>
<p>But you’ll have to report that you’ll be living off-campus though. Your aid package would change to reflect this. Generally, off-campus is cheaper than on-campus housing but this saving will somewhat be offsetted depending on transportation costs.</p>
<p>I don’t know if UCLA owned apartments are considered off-campus housing or not. Hey, so you scoped out the place for housing already? Are the prices for UCLA owned apartments reasonable?</p>
<p>ee_stu: I haven’t accepted the SIR or filled in housing app yet. University housing is definitely much cheaper. However it doesn’t include meal plans. I plan to get food myself. The budget they use for housing is in residence hall and includes meal plan, for $12K. Here are the rates for the academic year for University owned apartments:</p>
<p>I will probably try to get on the lowest one but expect the cost to be between $5K-$6K, which is according to the website. The advantage to living there instead of outside is that the cost more or less comes out to be the same (rent for 2 bedroom in Westood starts at $2K/month). And the UCLA owned housing is walking distance to campus and is furnished with beds etc. So it’s better for making friends. </p>
<p>Overall I think it’s the best choice for transfer students, because University apartments are reserved for transfer and senior students so you will meet more people who are in the same situation. Residence halls would be filled with whiny freshmen.</p>
<p>Facilities
Apartments range from studios to three-bedrooms, with bedrooms usually shared by two or three students. Units are furnished with appliances and furniture including an extra long twin bed for each occupant. Utilities (gas, electric, and water), basic cable TV, and high-speed Internet are also included in the housing contract at no extra charge. Residents may arrange for telephone service with a local provider. Each building has coin-operated washers and dryers. No pets or any other animals are allowed. “Service Animals” are accommodated.</p>
<p>university owned apartments is stil considered living on campus … i am lik e99.9 percent sure of this. </p>
<p>Citan, any loans you are offered you are not obligated to take. So lets say they give you a 5k grant and a 5k loan, you should take the grant, and even if you need only 3k, you dont tell them that, you take the 5k… but the loan you can refuse…</p>
<p>can you guys login to FAO? I tried it today (it was working fine yesterday) and get a message that my PIN is in reset status…***…I guess im gonna try again tomorrow</p>
<p>Good question… I haven’t seen the Cal Grant on the ePAL but I am Cal Grant recipient for 2 years already … strange; anyone would wanna clear up about this?</p>
<p>“Good question… I haven’t seen the Cal Grant on the ePAL but I am Cal Grant recipient for 2 years already … strange; anyone would wanna clear up about this?”</p>
<p>Really?! Okay, good! Well…not really, but at least I know it’s not me =P Can anyone clarify this? If not, I’ll have to call them later…</p>
<p>Hehe! No, not in my opinion. But since I knew I wanted UCLA if I got accepted, I didn’t mind. I chose to live on-campus when reapplying for FAFSA, and my estimates were around $23,000. Did you get financial aid/grants in your CC? I think you should be able to get somewhat of an idea what your financial aid would be…</p>
<p>Scroll all the way down to the last question. Is that what we really have to do? I have just emailed the Finacial Aid office…won’t get a reply until 1-2 days. But I have a sneaky suspicion that that’s how you do it. I wonder if we are too late…?</p>