<p>Luckily his grandmother’s college fund for him will support him for fully pay at a UC until the end of his 4th year.</p>
<p>*Well the fund will not have enough money to support his last 2-3 quarters. *</p>
<p>Well, then he needs to work as much as he can over this summer and next summer to earn as much as he can…even if that means working 2 jobs over each summer…and work during the school years. </p>
<p>And, he needs to talk to his DAD about how his DAD can do something to bring in more cash for his child’s education. He clearly has assets or something. </p>
<p>Also, your friend should be finishing his junior year at his UC. If he needs 6 more quarters, than that suggests that he hasn’t taken full loads, or he’s dropped classes, or he’s changed majors, or he’s refused to take courses at “inconvenient times.” He may need to tweak his schedule over the next 3 quarters to minimize his need to take 2-3 MORE quarters. If he can manage to only need 1 extra quarter, then his summer incomes can pay for that.</p>
<p>Something is not right. Blue and Gold eligibility is based on income, so if he’s eligible, then he should get something.</p>
<p>However, I suspect that the dad has a greater income than what your friend is really saying - hence the high EFC.</p>