<p>Ok, I qualify because I'm low income and a GPA of 3.66, but I'm not sure if I'll receive it. I passed the March deadline, and I'm waiting for the September one now. The dilemma is that I might have screwed up the FAFSA. I was an out-of-state student but won't be for Fall 08. The FAFSA says what's your legal residence? I put NY as if it was asking for my present residence the college would view me. Was I supposed to put my Fall 08 residence instead? I just got cleared from the college as doing a full year now so now I'm considered a CA resident by them.</p>
<p>bump!!!</p>
<p>I don’t think you become a legal resident of the state just because you are going to school there.</p>
<pre><code>* Have lived in California for more than one year preceding the residence determination date (the residence determination date is the day instruction begins at the last UC campus to open);
- Relinquish residence in other states;
- Show an intent to establish residency in California; and
- Demonstrate financial independence. There are several ways to demonstrate financial independence for the purpose of establishing California residency. Unmarried undergraduates from other states qualify as financially independent if they were not claimed by their parents or others as dependents for tax purposes for two preceding tax years and if their annual income is sufficient to meet their needs. All married students, students in established domestic partnerships, and unmarried graduate and professional students from other states qualify as financially independent if their parents or others have not claimed them as dependents for tax purposes for the preceding year.
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<p>Other out-of-state students who qualify as financially independent include veterans of the U.S. armed services; students with legal dependents other than a spouse; students with both parents deceased; students who are wards of the court; and students who are at least 24 years of age by December 31 of the year they seek to be classified as residents. For more information, contact the campus residency deputy.</p>
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<p>I know that. I already said I’m now a CA resident to the college. Already went to the residency specialist. The dilemma was I suppose to put NY resident on the FAFSA when I filled it out months ago or was I suppose to put my future legal residence down i.e. CA resident?</p>
<p>My DD moved from one state to another the summer she graduated, then took a year off between UG & grad school, in the new state. They told her to put her residence status as of the start of school (more than 12 months in the new state) NOT as of the date of the FAFSA (not 12 months in the new state)</p>
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<p>Thanks for the response. So should I change it? I went to the Cal Grant site. It shows the school gave them the GPA verification and the FAFSA has a green check too.</p>
<p>You probably should check with the Cal grant people direct. According to this website
[Grants</a> for School, College Grant, School Grants - Who Qualifies](<a href=“http://www.calgrants.org/index.cfm?navId=12]Grants”>http://www.calgrants.org/index.cfm?navId=12)</p>
<p>you have to have graduated from high school in California to be eligible for the calgrant.</p>
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<p>That is totally false and it’d be really ridiculous. I can use the college GPA from the CA college I’m going to. I just found out it says I’m a NY resident. :rollseyes:</p>
<p>It says COMMON EDIT DISQUAL. I don’t know what that means but it doesn’t sound good.</p>
<p>I’m getting it from this site.
<a href=“https://mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov%5B/url%5D”>https://mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov</a></p>
<p>Btw, I emailed them. I’ll probably get a response Monday.</p>
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I have no personal knowledge of calgrants so was surprised to read in your post that you would be eligible for the State grant when you did not graduate there (our State grant - sadly very much smaller that the Cal one - requires the student to have graduated in the State). So I was looking out of curiosity and made the above statement based on what the calgrant.org website states.
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<p>The best thing is to email them as you have and get the information from them. Let us know how it turns out. It will be useful information for other students in your situation. Good luck.</p>
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<p>They’re talking about the high school students who will be going to college in the Fall. I asked the financial aid office before and they confirmed this. The Cal Grant site doesn’t even keep data of the high school you go to. It goes by GPA (mine is from Cuyamaca), how early you apply (community college students have till September), legal residence (has to be CA), and somewhat based on financial need.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t have been surprised if you were right though. The government sucks at trying to make things fair. I graduated high school in a poor area in New York at 19. I could have gone to college at 18 with no GED or high school diploma. You actually get credits. Heck, I’m ****ed I didn’t skip high school all together when I was 16. I’d be eligible for EOPS then and I would have already graduated with 44000 + in financial aid.</p>