<p>Mainly wondering about UC’s </p>
<p>Comments…?</p>
<p>Not enough information! </p>
<p>How tippy top are your SAT or ACT score…and your GPA?</p>
<p>Are you a California resident…because that speaks volumes in terms of eligibility for need based aid at the UCs? Are you low income?</p>
<p>ETA…I see you are a low income CA resident. If that is the case, you still will have significant out of pocket costs at any UC…even with the Calgrant. </p>
<p>UC gpa: 3.5/3.9
SAT:1950
ACT:29
low income
CA resident </p>
<p>Private schools? @thumper1 </p>
<p>How much can your family contribute? The private schools that are the most generous are also the most competitive for admissions…Stanford, the Claremont Colleges, Caltech, Occidental (a little less competitive than the others). I can’t think of other privates thwt guarantee to meet full need for all.</p>
<p>There are others far better informed about Calgrants than I am, but I believe the UCs do expect a student contribution in addition to your family contribution. It is very possible that your out of pocket costs at a UC would be over $8000 a year after your Calgrant award.</p>
<p>I’m hoping Ucbalumnus sees this thread. He has a good handle on college costs in CA.</p>
<p>I don’t believe your stats would put you online for a very generous merit award at any school. Yes, you could get a merit award at some school…but not for the full cost of attendance.</p>
<p>And at many schools, if you get a merit award it reduces your financial need, so your need based award goes down.</p>
<p>Many CA students find that starting at a CA community college and then transferring to a UC or Cal Stare to finish their degrees is a good cost savings way to get through college. Also, is there any school to which you can commute? The room/board costs are very high in your state.</p>
<p>What do you want to major in?</p>
<p>Pitzer and Occidental would be matches and meet 100% need, so you should definitely apply there as well as UC’s and CSU’s.
Can you apply elsewhere (private universities may be possible out of state)</p>
<p>Thank you! Do you know of any OOS 100% schools that meet my profile or are slight reaches? @MYOS1634 @thumper1 </p>
<p>Low income Calif resident students who graduated from Calif schools get the best aid from UCs. </p>
<p>Stanford and a few other privates give better aid, but you probably wouldn’t qualify for those schools.</p>
<p>As noted…Pitzer and Occidental are matches…not guarantees, but matches. They meet full need.</p>
<p>OOS…there is a thread pinned a live for scholarships. In that thread there is one for automatic full tuition/full ride scholarships. There is a link to current information. Look there…there are schools where you would qualify for merit aid awards.</p>
<p>UCs give very good aid for low income students, what is your EFC? Here is a sample last year from a student who was 0 EFC at a UC.</p>
<p>My UC Costs
Books and Supplies 1,230.00
Tuition and Fees $12,872.00
Health Insurance* $2,190.00
Living Expenses #17,966.00
Total UC Costs $34,258.00</p>
<p>My Gift Aid $26,308.00
My Net Cost $7,950.00
Students Share $7,950.00
Total Resources to Meet My UC Costs $34,258.00</p>
<p>Student Share
Federal Loans 5,000 (all subsidized, Direct and Perkins combination)
Work Study 2,950
Total Student Share 7,950</p>
<p>Note that if the student didn’t want to contribute the 2,950 total in work/study, they were still eligible to take the remaining direct loan up to 2,000. So this package is quite good coverage to get through school without hardship and you can add summer earrings to the mix.</p>
<p>Just keep in mind that Perkins loans are NOT guaranteed. They have limited funding per campus and not every low income student will receive a Perkins Loan.</p>
<p>The Direct Loan for freshmen is $5500, with a max of $3500 being subsidized. The $5500 Direct Loan is guaranteed to every student who completes a FAFSA form.</p>
<p>BrownParent…what is the gift aid breakdown…how much Is Calgrant money. We know that the Pell for $0 EFC is $5730.</p>
<p>Use the net price calculator at each school to estimate financial aid for your situation.</p>
<p>For a maximum financial aid situation, typical net prices (to be funded with student work earnings, student loans, and/or family contribution) would be:</p>
<p>Caltech – $1,350
Stanford or CSU that you commute to – around $5,000
UC – $8,500 to $10,000 (varies by campus)
USC – $10,500
CSU that you live at – around $11,000 to $13,000</p>
<p>However, these assume a low income family with married parents. If the parents are divorced, and the non-custodial parent is uncooperative, then that may preclude financial aid from those schools which require that information. Most private schools do, but UCs and CSUs do not.</p>
<p>(Also, Caltech, Stanford, and probably USC and the more selective UCs are unlikely to admit with the given stats.)</p>
<p>Definitely apply to Pitzer and Occidental as well as the UC’s.</p>