CalGrant, CAR

Paying for College
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<p>My California Aid Report (CAR) came out, but there are a few things that are wrong and/or confusing on it >.<</p>

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<li><p>Under School Choice, they only list THREE of SEVEN schools I listed onto my FAFSA. Is this something I should be concerned about (enough, to call them)?</p></li>
<li><p>I'm qualified for Cal Grant A (roughly 10k in two schools) and Grant B (1.5k for the 3rd school on the list). The two first schools say, See code #1. And the 3rd school says See code #1 under Cal Grant A.</p></li>
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<p>What exactly is code #1? It says (on the back) that I'm eligible for both A and B grants. Will I get A/B grants also? Or is it one or the other? I'm so confused.. </p>

<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>Are all 7 of your schools in the state of California?</p>

<p>What are your 7 schools?</p>

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<p>i received it as well, and i had the same mistakes</p>

<p>and yes all of my schools are in the state of California (all 9)</p>

<p>do you think it’s a problem?</p>

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<p>Same question here. They have Cal, LA, and SD listed for me. When do I go and change this at the website? Is there a limit of 3 schools?</p>

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<p>Star, you asked a similar question here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/859900-csac-webgrants-error.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/859900-csac-webgrants-error.html&lt;/a&gt; I already posted this information there, but here it is again: CSAC only lists California schools, and they *only list three schools<a href=“the%20first%20three%20California%20schools%20that%20appear%20on%20your%20FAFSA”>/I</a> on your aid report. You can change your school to ones that do not currently appear on your report when you decide where you will attend.</p>

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<p>Where do you get your CAR? Is it e-mailed to you?</p>

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<p>USPS i.e. snail mail.</p>

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<p>CAR came by mail. All the schools I’ve applied to are in the state of California.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone! Seeing as I’m not the only one with the three listed, I’m guessing it’s okay… Is everyone else keeping their 3 colleges on the list until they get their acceptance/reject letters?</p>

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<p>I just tried to change my daughter’s top 3 schools on the website and it came back “rejected” It said THE COMMISSION HAS HALTED PROCESSING OF 2010 - 2011 TXNS. It sure didn’t give very much time to get it done. Also she qualified for the cal grant A, but it wasn’t granted. It said see code #1 on the letter, but it said it wasn’t granted on the website. Her EFC is 0. All they’re giving is $1551. Has this happened to anyone else? We got the FAFSA in the first day possible.</p>

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<p>Many universities will have your student go with Cal Grant B, a much smaller grant in year 1, the university makes up the difference in year one and then Cal grant B is larger than A in the remaining years</p>