<p>I noticed I accidentally put my net income instead of gross on the application. Working full time and a low claimed gross income was put on my app- which would equal out to below minimum wage if you did the math. Do you guys think this is a big deal? It's not far off from my net income, for financial aid reasons. Do the admissions people approving your app even see your stated income you put on there? I don't want to be denied admission because of a stupid mistake... If you actually think it is a big deal please don't sugarcoat it haha.</p>
<p>That stuff was completely optional. The only reason to fill it out was to see if you can get a fee waiver (and to possibly get some scholarship opportunities which never seem to materialize…). You’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply… I just don’t want them to think I am lying about how much I work since I work over 40 hours a week -as stated in my application- and put my gross as under 10k… That’s like half the amount of minimum wage at over 40 hours. If I was an admissions officer and saw someone worked over 40 hours a week but put under 10k as their gross income I would think they are BS’ing. Either way it was a legitimate mistake and I don’t want to be penalized for it :(</p>
<p>I called UC and they stated that I need to fill out a form and note my gross income during the update in January. Just in case someone has the same situation and messed that part of the application up.</p>
<p>what is the difference between these two?!lol</p>
<p>haha gross is your income before taxes and net is your income after taxes. If you mix these two up depending on your employment type, it can be a HUGE difference.</p>
<p>dont worry too much about it. you will be given a chance to correct it.</p>
<p>just dont forget to make the same mistake with the FAFSA application,because that will determine the financial aid and scholarships (yes i got one so its not impossible). however even with FAFSA you can still correct your mistakes</p>
<p>aah I see…recent immigrant here ;)</p>