<p>I just wanna know; so that i could get some ideas and start planning my budget.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>I got 4,000 in what I think is free aid…the rest I have to get from the parents and stafford loans :(</p>
<p>My free aid was around $18,000. My EFC is like $60 or something.</p>
<p>Edit: UCSD.</p>
<p>$18000? From which school, if you don’t mind me asking?</p>
<p>which schools offered you guys this much?</p>
<p>UCSD preliminary gift aid=$18,625</p>
<p>Awesome. So those of us with low EFC’s should be expecting similar aid offers from other UC’s? Unless that aid is primarily scholarships exclusively from UCSD.</p>
<p>how accurate is the preliminary aid from what we will actually be offered</p>
<p>yeah if you have a low EFC u can expect a nice award.</p>
<p>UCSD gave me a $3000 scholarship for Fall 2010</p>
<p>UCSD preliminary gift aid= $18,595</p>
<p>Family EFC= 30</p>
<p>Do any of you know if the final gift amount usually varies?</p>
<p>it depends on what Cal grant you qualify for and if you will receive a full pell grant.</p>
<p>Are these numbers yearly gifts or for the duration?</p>
<p>yearly, Cal grants and pell grants are renewable.</p>
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<p>Cool, thanks. 
I didn’t realize grants paid that much.</p>
<p>I need alot since ill be out of state…</p>
<p>@hitboy I don’t think you qualify for Calgrants if you’re OOS. They probably make up at least half of people’s awards.</p>
<p>Nothing for free, it said my total aid is 0 dollars? But it did suggest a few loans. It’s weird to not be offered ANY aid when my dad’s business is on the verge of going under =o. The economy is in bad shape =/</p>
<p>^ well what was your EFC?</p>
<p>$18625 for me, too.</p>
<p>But just in case anyone is wondering, UCSD is only offering $2773 (for me, anyway) - the rest is Pell and possible Cal Grants.</p>
<p>$22,280 for me</p>