<p>How do I make an appeal to the Financial aid office on how much aid they are giving me?</p>
<p>You cannot appeal the amount of gift aid versus loans you are given, unless there was a mistake on your FAFSA or Income Tax.</p>
<p>However, you can appeal the max budget for your semester or school year for specific expenses, where more loans can be given to you, or you can use more outside scholarships to pay for the increased expenses.</p>
<p>google uc berkeley budget appeal</p>
<p>There’s no way to appeal the amount of gift aid? Because I had a substantial amount before my parents sent in their tax return and after UCB received it, the gift aid dropped to $0</p>
<p>Well hold on, what do you mean by that? Was there a difference in the amount of income/assets on the FAFSA and on the Tax return?</p>
<p>Gift Aid is calculated and based on your EFC, your estimated family contribution. This number will be visible to you after you complete your FAFSA. But what I am wondering is that usually the FAFSA will require you to put in the same numbers on your income tax, so I think you may have made a mistake at first.</p>