Got into UCSD, Now what?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>I accepted and filled out my Statement of Intent to Register</p>

<p>I filled out the Statement of Residency</p>

<p>I accepted some type of Housing agreement</p>

<p>I just had my school send my 7 semester grades to UCSD</p>

<p>I have my FAFSA filled out (on time) and am currently applying for scholarships</p>

<p>UCSD has given me preliminary awards predictions (are these accurate? and how come as a family barely making 20k a year, UCSD can only offer me around 9k?)</p>

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<p>Is there anything that I am missing?</p>

<p>Do I need to send in my citizenship proof? When do they want it? will they ask me for it?</p>

<p>How do I know if I have been approved for the cal-grant (why is the cal-grant only 1k $)</p>

<p>How come they don't mention anything about Cal-Grant A</p>

<p>How can I find out if my school automatically submits my verified GPA To the CAL Grant Associated?</p>

<p>Will these grants/awards be given to me in my later years?</p>

<p>Do I have to fill out the FAFSA every year?</p>

<p>THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME GUYS,
Very nervous.</p>

<p>Jason</p>

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<p>just a friendly bump</p>

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<p>I got into UCSD as well and so far i dont know anything about the Cal Grant either. Im getting roughly 15 k and thats a little for my family =[</p>

<p>To answer some of your questions, FAFSA is filled every year. Hopefully you got something from the Cal Grant in the mail less than a week ago.</p>

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<p>UCSD has given me preliminary awards predictions (are these accurate? and how come as a family barely making 20k a year, UCSD can only offer me around 9k?)
maybe ur 2008 FAFSA didnt accurately reflect ur economic situation. the amount of aid u receive depends on both your INCOME and ur ASSETS. so,u might have more assets even though the income is low. if ur FAFSA is inaccurate for ur current situation, u could call them and ask about the financial aid they gave u :]
<a href=“http://www.ucsd.edu/current-students...ates.html#cala[/url]”>http://www.ucsd.edu/current-students...ates.html#cala&lt;/a&gt;
u can contact the fin. aid office at (858) 534-4480.</p>

<p>Do I need to send in my citizenship proof? When do they want it? will they ask me for it?
i dont think u need to send in citizenship proof…if ur a citizen then u have a social security # and that counts as enough proof :]</p>

<p>How do I know if I have been approved for the cal-grant (why is the cal-grant only 1k $)
u’d look at ur fin aid package…if its not there then u probably didnt qualify</p>

<p>How come they don’t mention anything about Cal-Grant A
u probably didnt qualify</p>

<p>Will these grants/awards be given to me in my later years?
depending on your FAFSA that u file each year, the grants/awards may be adjusted.</p>

<p>How can I find out if my school automatically submits my verified GPA To the CAL Grant Associated?
u’r supposed to fill out a form at school to release ur GPA. i believe this was due before the FAFSA deadline. ask ur college counselor for more info :]</p>

<p>also, ur supposed to send in ur transcripts for all 8 semesters by july15th. so i think u need to resend ur transcripts…</p>

<p>hope this helped ^^</p>

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<p>You from Torrance?</p>

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<p>not for torrence no :)</p>

<p>according to the CAL GRANT website, I have AUTO-ACCEPTED Calgrant B, and Qualify for Grant A</p>

<p>does that mean I can only choose one of these? If so, How Do I choose Grant A over B?</p>

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<p>You don’t get to choose, you just get what you qualify for. Anyway, B works out to be much better in the long run than A even though it is less the first year.</p>

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<p>how so? if you dont mind explaining</p>

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<p>As it was explained to me, the Cal B Grant is about 1.5K the first year but goes up to almost 8K for each of the next three years. I hope that’s right because I got B and at first was diasppointed because A looked like more up front.</p>