The OP provided an aid award that is assuming that’s he’s instate and went to a Calif high school.
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wanted to let you know that UC financial aid this year is not very generous. My students with an efc of $0 had the UC’s require them to take out between $8k to $11k in loans each year.
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That’s not just this year. EFC 0 students have been expected to take out full Direct loans and often Perkins loans for awhile.
If you look at the full COA, there is an expectation that student self help cover at least the estimates for personal expenses, travel, books, and maybe some portion of R&B.