<p>I think you are getting lots of good info here. I’m going to add some thoughts that came to mind.</p>
<p>FAFSA does not care about your high cost of living area. That is something everyone has to deal with that is in your situation. We live in a high cost area too. </p>
<p>The cornerstone of financial aid is the Pell grant. If your son did not get one of those, he also is not going to get the SEOGH. The Pell and the subsidized Stafford loan are the only guaranteed things your son can get from a revised FAFSA. Bear in mind that this is a federal form with heavy penalties for not telling the truth. I am going to assume that what you are planning to do in revisions is legal. </p>
<p>As for funds from UCLA, itself, as the others have said, there isn’t much to go around. UCLA does not cover most kids’ need completely. Not even close. And that’s not getting into how much coverage is with grants. You are going after some scarce resources. As a non Californean, any state monies are not going to go your way. The only way I see that you will be getting much additional is if there are some merit within need awards that are still outstanding. You are very late with this, and colleges do not tend to have much left in their larders at this time, particularly in grants. The fact that all they gave you was $250 is a pretty clear message.</p>