Someone help me with financial aid please! Lost $4000 somehow?

babydragon
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:33:47 +0000

Please Read:

Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship
The Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship is UC Berkeley’s largest scholarship program for undergraduates. Each year 2,500 students receive a Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship, funded from one or more of our 650 university and donor funds. There is no application process other than applying for financial aid by completing the FAFSA.

Eligibility- The Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship is awarded to new and continuing students on the basis of both academic merit and financial need. Students entering Berkeley from high school must have a 4.1 GPA. Those entering from community college must have a 3.5 GPA. Continuing students must have a 3.5 GPA.

The amount of the scholarship is based on your level of financial need.
Maintaining Eligibility- You must continue to have financial need and maintain a 3.5 GPA to continue to receive the scholarship. In most cases, if you continue to have financial need, but do not maintain the required 3.5 GPA, you will be offered a university grant.

What happens after your initial award appears on MyFinAid.
When your scholarship first appears on MyFinAid you’ll see your total scholarship offer next to “Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship.” Starting in the late summer the amount of the scholarship will convert to actual named scholarship accounts. For example, if your Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship is initially offered for $2,000 it may later convert to two different scholarships – a John Doe for $456 and a Sally Smith Scholarship for $1,540

If you received scholarships not grants such as Pell Grant or Cal Grant, then the scholarships may disappear and reappear from time to time because the finaid office is trying to match your aid amount to those private ones. Just relax because the FINAID office is trying to meet the needs of all classmen not just freshmen and transfers. Trust me this has happened to everyone in one situation or another. If this issue is not resolved by the 2nd week of school I suggest contacting them directly at 211 Sproul. Cheers :)