<p>My ePal:</p>
<p>Gift Aid
Federal Pell Grant $5,550
Scholarship Recognition Award $4,650
Cal Grant $10,302</p>
<p>Total Gift Aid = $20,502</p>
<p>That is quite a lot, but I have a feeling this will be only available for my Freshmen year. If my family and I maintain the same low income, do I get $10,302 again next year or is this it for me with Cal Grants?</p>
<p>I was eligible for A and B and the Cal Grant people said I was approved for B, but UCLA's ePal says I'd get A.</p>
<p>How’d you look at the ePal? Do you have to accept admission in order to see your ePal??</p>
<p>I just went on the New Bruins page and looked at the Financial Aid page where I logged in and I accessed my ePal.</p>
<p>I got it. I’m getting $20,500 in UCLA Aid. I just got a $25,000 a year scholarship. I’m not paying a cent outta pocket, and I don’t need to fill out any more scholarships. WOOOOOOOT</p>
<p>So what does this mean? I’m getting $25k a year from a school scholarship. I’m getting $20,000 from UCLA. I’m about $15,000 over what I need… So what happens to that money? Goes to waste?? Or do I still get it???</p>
<p>The amount of financial aid is based on the FAFSA, which is filled out on a yearly basis. So… If you’re family makes around the same income year to year, your financial aid package tends to look pretty similar (that’s been my experience).</p>
<p>@CrazedOutBoy: I’m not really sure what scholarship you’re talking about, BUT ,from my experience with scholarships and Calgrants, the excess money (in excess of tuition) is usually mailed as a check (for books and other “school related” expenses).</p>
<p>I turned in my Cal Grant to my counselor in the beginning of February. However, I don’t think got any because it doesn’t mention any federal pell grant or cal grant in the gift aid section. I only got that one scholarship.</p>
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<p>This is how it works.</p>
<ol>
<li>You get an eFAN</li>
<li>You get an outside scholarship</li>
<li>Subtract scholarship from eFAN</li>
<li>They keep excess money, if any.
Or they give provide the rest of the money to meet the estimated cost of attendance</li>
<li>eFAN/scholarship is disbursed so that fees/tuition are paid first</li>
<li>All left over money is sent to you.</li>
<li>You pay housing (on-campus)</li>
<li>The rest is yours to do as you please</li>
</ol>
<p>crazedoutboy, </p>
<p>Is the scholarship through UCLA? I ask because if it isn’t, you have to notify the FinAid office. Then, they will give you a new eFAN that has been adjusted accordingly. Assuming that it is an outside scholarship, the FinAid office will most likely reduce the amount of loans or UCLA scholarships you receive so that you don’t end up with loads of extra cash that they could give to another struggling student.</p>
<p>“I was eligible for A and B and the Cal Grant people said I was approved for B, but UCLA’s ePal says I’d get A.”</p>
<p>I have the same problem, can someone address this?</p>
<p>I guess my question is: How stable is this amount for future years?</p>
<p>I don’t want to go to UCLA thinking I am responsible for 9k a year, and then realizing that gift aid won’t be accessible to me during my soph/junior/senior years.</p>
<p>It’s hard to say what will happen with Cal Grants, but UCLA is not responsible for it. Assuming you go to a college in CA, the same thing will happen wherever. If something does happen to the Cal Grant, UCLA will pick up some of the slack in increases to other grants. You won’t suddenly find that the cost is $20k+.</p>
<p>"“I was eligible for A and B and the Cal Grant people said I was approved for B, but UCLA’s ePal says I’d get A.”</p>
<p>I have the same problem, can someone address this? "</p>
<p>Me too! Im gonna contact the FA office and inquire, it seems to be a widespread issue…</p>
<p>Well im in a similar situation. The ePAL thing is an estimate though so its not set in stone.</p>
<p>I checked the actual cal grant website and it said i qualified for A but am gonna be Awarded B</p>
<p>you might be in the same boat. I would double check to make sure.</p>
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<p>If any scholarship is given directly to you, don’t notify UCLA. They probably will not find out about it. That way you get more money.</p>
<p>My D had the same thing on her cal grant (awarded for both A and B but only getting B) I called the Cal Grants number and they were very helpful. They said you will have to talk to the financial aid office of the school you are going to and they will advise you of the best one to take(A or B). Then you fill out the paper sent with your grant(change form). The financial aid advisor needs to sign it before you send it in. You have until sometime in July (not sure of exact date).</p>
<p>“I was eligible for A and B and the Cal Grant people said I was approved for B, but UCLA’s ePal says I’d get A.”</p>
<p>I also have this problem, too–on UCLA’s website as well as Berkeley’s. I sent out an e-mail to both schools yesterday asking what exactly is the situation. I hope to hear from them soon.</p>
<p>Any update on what happened with that A and B thing on the Cal Grants?</p>
<p>jut out of curiosity with the people receiving grants and scholarships totaling as much as a year’s cost…what is your parent’s income? Mine i around $50,000 a year. Wondering how much I will be getting.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>