<p>So I got my unofficial financial aid from UCSB and I was surprised by how good it was. However, much of the financial aid is in "Possible Cal Grant Eligibility" and "federal pell grant". The only thing I filled out was the FAFSA. Are these different things? Am I not eligible for those two areas above since all I filled out was the FAFSA?</p>
<p>You’re eligible for a cal grant if you filed your FAFSA and your CC submitted your GPA online to the California Student Aid Commission, which they most likely did.</p>
<p>In regards to unofficial financial aid accuracy, it’s usually pretty good from what I’ve read.</p>
<p>I just made a cal grant account and checked my status and it said they had my received my FAFSA and GPA verification. #:-S whew! Thanks for the reply Cayton, my CC did submit it.</p>
<p>@MAXsays</p>
<p>No problem. As I always say, we transfer students need to look out for each other during the application and admission processes. :)</p>
<p>Since you’ve verified that your GPA was submitted by your school and thus have completed your cal grant application, I can say with certainty(Well, some anyway) that your <em>official</em> financial aid letter shouldn’t differ too much from the unofficial estimate that UCSB made and that the other UCs will make.</p>
<p>It’s great that you’ll get a lot of financial aid!</p>