Did anyone receive an "unoffical" financial aid letter?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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<p>I was just accepted to UCSB did anyone receive an "unoffical financial aid letter? Maybe I am looking in the wrong place?</p>

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<p>I had a “unofficial award letter”, clicked on it but there was nothing there… :S</p>

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<p>i did too! but i think it the fafsa will be completed in early april and just keep checking the portal, the official financial aid letter should appear when it is completed</p>

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<p>what jazzdancegoof said</p>

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<p>I just received my unofficial letter</p>

<p>How likely is the UC grant for 4 years provided my financial info stays about the same?</p>

<p>Also, can I opt out of the “direct charge” for the health care?</p>

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<p>they said I am eligible for</p>

<p>5500 unsubsidized direct stafford loan
25374 PLUS loan</p>

<p>what ??? no grant or scholarship ???</p>

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<p>i got 22k in grants
7k in loans (subsidized and unsubsidized)
2k in work study</p>

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<p>tsilve, can you share your grant with me if you don’t need the money ???
I think my EFC is like 35,000 …</p>

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<p>got 16k in grants/scholarships and 14k in loans</p>

<p>so no work study?</p>

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<p>what ??? Lewis, you got grant too … this is starting to peas me off …</p>

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<p>leakers, did you apply for the Cal Grant?</p>

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<p>haha i need the grant :slight_smile: i think on your fafsa or UC application they asked you if you wanted to do work study, and I said yes :slight_smile: a lot of my money (about $11k) is from the cal grant because i’m a CA resident.</p>

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<p>I just got mine…CalGrant isn’t factored in this right?</p>

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<p>I said yes to work study too but it doesn’t show up on my letter :(</p>

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<p>yeah it should say “Possible Cal Grant Eligibility” on your unofficial award letter</p>

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<p>oh, i don’t know why i was offered work study then. who knows :slight_smile: but i’m glad i got it</p>

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<p>is there a way to get work study if you weren’t offered it initially ?</p>

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<p>After some punches in the calculator looks like I have $15,000 uncovered (not counting deathly evil loans)…sigh. College, wai u so expensive…</p>

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<p>I think your family has to make less than 50K a year to qualify for Cal Grant, unfortunately my family makes $50,001 … I told my dad to work an hour less, and he does not listen …</p>

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<p>here is the Cal Grant income ceiling
<a href=“http://www.csac.ca.gov/facts/2011-12_incomeceilings.pdf[/url]”>http://www.csac.ca.gov/facts/2011-12_incomeceilings.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;