Can i get more loans than school aid package offers?

Paying for College
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<p>Sounds crazy but I would like a bit more money in loans</p>

<p>my UCR package was pretty great for my high EFC 10457, income under 80,000</p>

<p>UCR Grant $15,999
Chancellor scholarship $1000
$5500 Subsidized loan
$1379 UnSubsidized loan</p>

<p>might be crazy but I would need about $1000-$2000 more to cover my housing. I won't be able to have my expected $10457, I will only be able to save about $6,000 therefore I need more loans to be able to cover housing.</p>

<p>I was wondering if there is a way I could ask for an increase in loan amount?
or is the amount stated in financial aid package set in stone?? </p>

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<p>Are you a dependent or independent student? What year?</p>

<p>Loan limits are set by the govt, but you can only borrow up to your COA, I believe. The Fin Aid .gov pages lay it out. Depends on the questions I asked.</p>

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<p>@BrownParent‌ I am independent and will be a junior </p>

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<p>OK, I think you are allowed to borrow up to COA to a limit of 12,500 total loans. Just ask the fin’l aid office to increase the amount to fit</p>

<p><a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized#how-much-can-i-borrow”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized#how-much-can-i-borrow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;