<p>You do realize that income change on an annual basis.</p>
<p>If you are considered dependent you need to provide parents income taxes. If you are considered independent then just providing your pay stubs will suffice.</p>
<p>@Matt4200 what CC are you at?</p>
<p>I’m independent and my pay stubs are from my CCC campus that’s my only source of income and it’s paid for through federal work study so the FAFSA people know about it already.</p>
<p>I go to Moorpark College</p>
<p>My CCC hasn’t asked for anything except verification of dependency status because I’m under 24 and considered independent. (Was in Foster care/ward of the court from 16-17) and I gave them copies of that but they didn’t ask for pay stubs.</p>
<p>The UC’s are definitely more stringent with paperwork compared to the Moorpark. For you that is actually a good thing, or else think how many people would abuse the system.</p>
<p>The most important documents you need to keep are:</p>
<p>Proof that you are a California Resident (you dont want to be charged Out-of-state tuition)
Proof that you were in foster care
your last paystub of 2013, it show your most up to date earnings.
also you keep your 2013 W-2 forms (even if you dont file for taxes).
you will also have to tell FAFSA if you receive any gov’t benefits (edd, cal works, cal fresh, SSI, disability, etc).</p>
<p>the good news is that ‘income’ you receive for work-study wont affect you negatively when they calculate your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). even if you receive gov’t benefits chances are that your EFC is going to be 0. </p>
<p>On a related note, congrats of making the transition from Foster to CC to UC. As you probably aware not too many foster kids graduate from HS let alone a UC.</p>
<p>I know that many UC’s offer programs dedicated to foster youth, At UCLA we have the Guardian Scholars [UCLA</a> Guardian Scholars Program - Former Foster Youth](<a href=“http://www.guardianscholars.ucla.edu/PrgEligibility.html]UCLA”>http://www.guardianscholars.ucla.edu/PrgEligibility.html)
I know that Guardian Scholars get a special additional grants not available to other students. </p>
<p>ps. What major and UC’s are you applying for??</p>
<p>Do they always request those documents? Or just when they believe something is not right?</p>
<p>Just curious. Because my CCC said they sent copies of everything to the FAFSA people for my foster care paperwork because I’m independent and that it wouldn’t be requested again.</p>
<p>So would I put my income as 0 if it’s all from work-study and Pell grants or…?</p>
<p>And thanks it took me awhile to get my head in the game just discovering life and figuring myself out but I’m going to persevere no matter what it takes, Uhm I applied to UCLA, UCB, UCSB (TAG), and UCSD.</p>
<p>My major is sociology but my Overall GPA is a 3.25 which isn’t rly competitive 
so I really don’t know where I’m going so far I’m thinking I’ll get rejected everywhere and get in to UCSB where I did the TAG.</p>
<p>Hey UCSB is not a bad place, my choice came between UCLA and UCSB and the only reason I choose LA is that more banks recruit at UCLA. </p>
<p>I can say that 99% chance they will request the documents. The UC’s have their own underwriters… it used to be that they would only flag suspicious things. BUt since everything is becoming computerized they are better at targeting more people. Hell yes they will ask proof of Foster Care, the UC’s usually dont let people under 24 to be declared independent. Dont be surprised if Financial Aid tell you for the 100th time that you should be considered dependent because your are under 24, get used to explaining your situation over and over. Like I said, the UC’s run their own thing so they will most likely not use FAFSA to verify stuff. </p>
<p>Anyways the earliest you submit paperwork is by the time Student Intent to Register (SIR) forms are due June 1st, so that give you 6 months to find gather all your paperwork. Hope you wont get annoyed but you might be asked to show the documents AGAIN for your second year at the UC, so always keep track of documents.</p>
<p>Okay thanks for the heads up!</p>
<p>When would they request these? Like after I submit the SIR, before, or… I just don’t want anything to be delayed so if I need to turn these in I wanna have it done long before the semester/quarter starts.</p>
<p>You need a copy of your voided check with the bank routing number. They also have a form that you have to sign saying you give them permission to access your account. It may come from your bank and/or it may come from them. </p>
<p>Don’t assume that they will be on time with your deposit. You have to plan for any delays by keeping a safe amount of money in your account. At Davis, my dd’s check came about 4 days later than when they said it would come.</p>
<p>Or could I just go to the office and pick up a check?</p>
<p>Some students pick up a check but there are lines and no guarantees about when your check will be available AND they really don’t want to handle refunds that way. It usually goes into your direct deposit account and that’s the quickest way to get your money.<br>
You are assuming that they are on time with the checks and its just a matter of you going to pick it up. The schools get most of their money from the feds and they have to wait on the federal deposits to go through, so if they’re late, then the schools are late. Paper checks take longer and there are thousands of students at the UC’s vs. the CC’s. </p>
<p>You have to remember that you are on their timeline, not the other way around. You have to be patient with financial aid. No matter what you try to do to get your refund as soon as possible, don’t plan on it being on time. That’s the way it works.</p>
<p>Yeah checks are always the slow way … Can your grants and scholarships combined exceed your Cost of Attendance? </p>
<p>For example COA ($29,000)</p>
<p>Cal Grant - $12,982
FSEOG Grant - $2,000
Pell Grant - $5650
UC Grant - $3,000
EOPS Grant - $500
Different Scholarships totaling $7,800 a year</p>
<p>In that case it comes out to 31k</p>
<p>Is that possible or will the financial aid office say no you cannot receive more than your cost of attendance?</p>
<p>You can always ask for a budget increase, were you fill out a form saying that you bought something not calculated in the cost of attendance (computer, car repair, ect). Since most people dont get that much outside scholarship, the money aid is usually a loan.</p>
<p>Also if you get alot of Scholarship money you can always use it for summer session. Unfortunetly for the summer session there is not a lot of grant money available and most of the aid is in loans. you can take courses at UCSB or any other campus. You can even study abroad with scholarship $$.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info I thought that was the case because what happens if you have an emergency and you need a loan or anything they’re not just gunna say well too bad you got figure it out.</p>
<p>What’s up with this study abroad thing all my friends are doing it, I have two friends that go to UCSB and they’re taking 1-2 quarters in Ireland studying abroad.</p>
<p>There are many options to study abroad…</p>
<p>The official place to study abroad is the UC Educational Abroad Program. All UC’s participate and the advantage of participating in UCEAP is that it is very likely that you can fulfill courses that are articulated for your major. [UCEAP:</a> Studies in Your Major](<a href=“http://eap.ucop.edu/OurPrograms/Pages/programs-by-major.aspx?src=hm-major-advsrch]UCEAP:”>http://eap.ucop.edu/OurPrograms/Pages/programs-by-major.aspx?src=hm-major-advsrch) </p>
<p>However there are many different opportunities besides UCEAP, at UCLA there is a study abroad fair were there many different companies that offer study abroad. These companies are very happy to take your money (thousands of dollar) in order to provide memorable ‘educational experiences’. When choosing these private companies it is very important that you first talk to your department (ex: sociology) and make sure that these courses can fulfill degree requirements.</p>
<p>Lastly, who says you have to study abroad?? There are other programs that offer opportunities to go to other US cities. For example UCLA offers semester at DC [UCLA</a> CAPPP Quarter in Washington Program - Program Basics](<a href=“http://www.cappp.ucla.edu/quarterinwashington/programinformation.htm]UCLA”>http://www.cappp.ucla.edu/quarterinwashington/programinformation.htm) where students can pay to work for free at DC!!!</p>
<p>I personally did not participate in any programs, too much money and not a lot of programs in Financial Mathematics. I eventually found one in statistical finance at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, sometimes I wish I was rich : …(.</p>
<p>Yeah definitely expensive …don’t we all wish we were rich? Haha</p>
<p>It said 16k for my UCEAP even with financial aid kinda pricey for one quarter.</p>
<p>But thanks for the info and maybe someday I’ll be able to go.</p>