<p>I forgot to check that I qualify for the free-reduced lunch program on my FAFSA and they won't let me change it.</p>
<p>Does it affect my financial aid?</p>
<p>It depends on the rest of your financial situation. If your income was low enough that qualifying for free lunch (along with other factors) gave you an automatic 0 EFC, you would be eligible for Full pell. Depending on your EFC, the higher your EFC, the less pell you are eligible for.</p>
<p>When did you submit it? It takes a couple days for it to process. When you are notified it has processed you can update it.</p>
<p>It was already processed. So free lunch is calculated into their formula? D: I tried to make changes but the option was grayed out</p>
<p>Free lunch isn’t in the formula, but it can make it easier to get a 0 EFC if you are low income. Did you check a box earlier in that set of questions? I don’t remember exactly but I think all you need is the ability to file 1040A or 1040EZ and one of a number of other qualifying conditions to get an auto 0 EFC or simplifield means test? If you checked something earlier that qualified you, the food stamp question may be grayed out and not necessary.</p>
<p>Do you have an EFC of 0? If you receive food assistance (called SNAP on the FAFSA now), that would make the answer to free lunch irrelevant.</p>
<p>No, I don’t my EFC is like 6020 haha</p>
<p>With an EFC of $6020, you are not Pell eligible</p>
<p>You are not able to change the answer because your answer to this question won’t change anything. Your parents’ AGI is more than $49,999 - correct? For this reason, the answer to the question makes no difference in the EFC formula & therefore there is no need for a correction.</p>
<p>Ohh. Kind of off topic, but will I be calgrant eligible ? I know if I go to a UC there’s a blue and gold opportunity plan</p>