Cal Grant - Allocation, UC

Paying for College
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<p>Hi, currently attending a UC- 3rd year.</p>

<p>Received a total of ~$12,000 Cal Grant A
Sub loans ~ $5,500
Unsub loans ~ $2,000
For this year.</p>

<p>Question is- ~$4,000 was used to cover my "tuition/fees" for Fall Quarter 2011, while a portion of the loans was dispersed for books and other expenses.
However, for Winter Quarter 2012, my fees have already been paid, but ~$2,000 of the Cal Grant was used for fees/tuition, and the remainder of the tuition/fees was covered by the loans.</p>

<p>Why is it inconsistent, and why doesn't the Cal Grant just pay for the tuition/fees like it did for Fall Quarter 2011?</p>

<p>I'm under the understanding that Cal Grants are automatically only used for tuition/fee purposes; thus, not dispersed to the student of any remainders? And if this is true, then there will be a surplus of $6,000 Cal Grant leftover to pay for Spring tuition/fees, which is only ~$4,000.</p>

<p>Please let me know if I'm wrong, but instead that Cal Grant leftovers will be dispersed to cover remaining book fees and etc.</p>

<p>I understand that I can ask the fin. aid office, but I have been there many times and have been unsatisfied by the answers given. Hopefully one of the experts here can shed some light. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Is this just the statement for Winter Qtr showing ‘expected financial aid’? Because at UC Davis, the Winter fees aren’t due until Jan 3, so they wouldn’t be paid yet by financial aid. Anyway… make sure you are signed up for 12 or more units (waitlists don’t count). My first guess is that you are currently signed up for less than 12 units, so they put only half the cal grant money on the estimated financial aid.</p>

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<p>No, this is not the statement for “expected FA”. This is listed on our current billing account for students where it lists all the transactions including FA.</p>

<p>I am currently signed up for more than 12 units.</p>

<p>Here at UCI our fees are due on Dec 15, and FA usually pays the fees a month before deadline.</p>