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My EFC = 0

Pell Grant = 4050
University Grant = 6236
Work Study = 2000
Loans = 5900

Total est cost of attending: 18,136
Total aid offered: 18,136

This does not include any scholarships I may be awarded (4.0 Transfer honors student).

Good? Bad? Ugly?

I'm a Cali resident...if that matters.

By Rowan (Rowan) on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 08:35 pm: Edit

Quite a bit of loans, but any scholarships you get should help out if UCLA applies it against loans. If it doesn't, well... still pretty damn good, not to mention that you have full tuition covered.

By X41x (X41x) on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 10:21 pm: Edit

are u living on campus? it's suppose to be 19,404 not 18136...

By Militarygrade (Militarygrade) on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 10:42 pm: Edit

off-campus. the EFAN i got stated 18136....could be different fees due to my transfer as a junior maybe....dunno.

By Calmom (Calmom) on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 01:29 am: Edit

That's a great offer. The grants pay your full in-state fees and then some. Keep in mind that the $18K estimate is based on an average calculation as to what students pay for housing and incidentals. If you live frugally, you can cut down a lot on that, so you might not need the full loan amount. You aren't required to accept the full loan amount - so I would suggest that you accept the financial aid plus loan for the first quarter, but if you find that your costs are coming in under the expected amount, you can turn down the loans for winter/spring.

By X41x (X41x) on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 11:16 am: Edit

oh ok, im a freshman on campus, thus my cost being 19,404.....

By Militarygrade (Militarygrade) on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 07:31 pm: Edit

I just got Cal's...didn't write it down, but it was essentially:

Cal Bears Scholarship: 3200
Federal SEOG: 500
Federal Pell: 4050
University Grant: 1200
Vet benefits: 8900

Now, the Vet benefits I think are my GI Bill? If that's the case, then Cal's is about 8k less than UCLA. If I count the 8900 for my GI Bill, then UCLA's comes out to $27k, and Cal is only aroun $17k.

Looks like I'm a Bruin!

By Thedad (Thedad) on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 09:55 pm: Edit

Congrats, MG. Drop me a line or pop up here when you get on campus and I'll spot you a lunch.

By Madona (Madona) on Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 12:10 am: Edit

Hello...I was just wondering if there were any "special" qualifications for receiving the Univ Grant or the Univ Fee Grant, or is it just for anyone who needs it?