do outside scholarships affect your gift aid?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>my father is an overbearing mongrel.
excuse the sob story that ill add as bg for this question:
my dad tells me that if i dorm, im going to need to follow his 3 rules to guarantee that i dont bcome a dropout like my sister
1. if i can't get a gpa of 3.3+ for the first semester, im returning home
2. he wants my pw for grades so he can check them at LEAST once a month</p>

<p>and the cherry on top
3. he's gonna physically come and check up on me every weekend (OGOD pls let him be bluffing)</p>

<p>as a result, im ptfo, and now im looking for some random scholarships so i can pay my own way through my first year of college so that i say screw you, i dont need your signature or money for my education so i can lock myself in my dorm and never have to see your face (i got 18K as gift aid, and i need to pay 11K in loans, but my parents are hoping to just pay it off from the get go, and if i loan im going to have to pay it off myself)</p>

<p>basically my question is whether applying for scholarships now, considering i alrdy told ucla i havent gotten any scholarships yet, will affect my gift aid money (especially money from the cal grant that i THINK is from the blue and gold program thingie).</p>

<p>also, if i'm 18, does that mean i can basically not depend on my prnts for anything for college? or do i still need their signatures or anything from them in this acceptance/housing process?</p>

<p>again, sorry this is so long but PLEASEPLEASE help me escape this mini rikers island.</p>

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<p>uh…go to a different college that’s 300+ miles away?</p>

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<p>COA - EFC = your financial need</p>

<p>You can add on outside scholarships until you reach your financial need, then the extra money will be reduced from the grants UCLA gives (not including Pell/Cal Grants). If you get more in excess scholarships than UCLA gives, then I presume you keep the extra money. If you will be 18, there I can’t think of anything you need your parents for, except maybe just putting their names down as emergency contacts.</p>

<p>I wouldn’t necessarily advocate cutting yourself from your parents though. Maybe it would be a good idea to get advice in the Parent Cafe.</p>

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<p>Outside gift aid will generally reduce your financial aid in this order: 1) unmet financial need, 2) unsubsidized loans, 3) subsidized loans or work-study, 4) grant money. So apply to as many scholarships as you can.</p>