<p>I did the fafsa application beginning of January, and when I listed the schools I wanted to go to, I didn't realize that they only show you the results for my top 3 choices. I got the award detail more than a week ago and I ended up with cal states as my top three, but I really need UCLA on the top spot. I updated my fafsa a couple days ago to update my parents income to this year's info and I also switched the order of my colleges, placing UCLA as my top choice.</p>
<p>My question is will cal grant automatically update my college choices and let me know about UCLA or do I have to contact them know so they can correct it?</p>
<p>@liveonboca
if Ucla was already in my 10 school choices for fafsa, do they already have my information? or will I have to wait again to hear from them about how much I’m going to be awarded?</p>
<p>You just need to have a UC in the first/top slot so that you have the $12xxx awarded. I had Cal Poly SLO in the first slot due to alphabetization on the FAFSA, but Cal Grant showed $5xxx awarded. Another post here on CC said have a UC first so you are awarded the most. I changed my son’s school to UCI as the school he is attending this morning (note: he has not been admitted) and immediately the award changed to $12xxx Cal Grant A awarded. </p>
<p>I would go to the link I posted and change your school to a UC from a CSU to get the most awarded before the deadline on March 3rd or so. If you go to a CSU in the end, you can change it and it will revert back to the lower tuition amount.</p>
<p>The cal grant change is not working for a new freshman for 2014:</p>
<p>Search By Academic Year = 2014-2015 <go></go></p>
<p>If clicking on <g> It says:
School Changes or Leave of Absence requests can only be made when your Cal Grant has been renewed. In the meantime, you have the option of submitting a school change or housing status change request by clicking the “Future School/Housing Change” link above. If you have any further questions, please contact the Customer Relations Branch at 1-888-224-7268 or via email by clicking the “Contact Us” link below.</g></p>
<p>It then says:
Access to request a school and/or housing change on this screen is for students who will be renewing an existing Cal Grant award from a prior year only.</p>
<p>The simulator of course works, but how useful is that?</p>
<p>Can only change school after removing the hold, which is graduation.
Only then can change school, which would be after the school decision is made.</p>
<p>They said not to worry because June is not too late to change the school. It does not matter that the schools on there have a lower grant amount than what the eventual school will have. The 3 colleges shown are just examples.</p>
<p>We listed the wrong school & I have been getting the same messages that you were. I thought I was doing something wrong. My daughter is a cc transfer student but didn’t have a previous cal grant. Thank you for the
Helpful post! </p>
<p>It’s say You cannot request a future school change at this time. This screen will be available again before next fall term.</p>
<p>Click here to go to the Cal Grant Main Menu.</p>
<p>However though, on the message they sent me on my email address. It said the deadline for me to fix everything is August 1 2014. Guess I’ll have to call them. </p>
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