Need help please!

Paying for College
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<p>I was accepted into UF as a transfer student, and as I logged in my ISIS account I had this for my financial aid letter(Look Below). I don't understand. Is the pell grant money all they are offering me? or is there more aid on the way? I don't know how this works, since I was receiving $6000 a year at my local community college. How will I come up with the rest. since I was laid off my place of employment in may last year, I have been in unemployment compensation since, and I have no other income. can someone please help!!!! Thank you!</p>

<p><strong>This is the letter:</strong></p>

<p>Below is a listing of your 2010-2011 financial aid awards as of the date of this notification.</p>

<p>Awards listed under Award Detail as "predicted" are only projections of what you are eligible to receive. Final determination of your eligibility and the award amount is based on information from the state of Florida, a private donor, a college or division within the University of Florida, or the results of the financial aid application (FAFSA).</p>

<p>If you continue to meet all eligibility criteria, associated with each fund, awards will be disbursed each term as indicated below. For additional information please refer to the Award Letter Guide located on UF's isis Web site at [url=<a href="http://www.isis.ufl.edu%5D/url"&gt;http://www.isis.ufl.edu]/url&lt;/a&gt;]. Under "Financial Aid" select "Awards and Disbursements" under 2010-11.</p>

<p>Estimated cost of attendance from 8/28/2010 to 5/ 3/2011 $ 18,380.00</p>

<p>Minus:
Expected Student Contribution 4,585.00
Equals your gross financial need $ 13,795.00</p>

<p>Award Detail
Fall Spring Total
PREDICTED FEDERAL PELL GRANT 588.00 588.00 $ 1,176.00
Total Award $ 1,176.00</p>

<ol>
<li><p>If you are receiving aid from sources not listed, report them on UF's isis Web site at [url=<a href="http://www.isis.ufl.edu%5D%5B/url"&gt;http://www.isis.ufl.edu][/url&lt;/a&gt;]. Under "Financial Aid" select "Additional Aid Reporting" under 2010-11.</p></li>
<li><p>To reduce or cancel any award, go to UF's isis Web site at [url=<a href="http://www.isis.ufl.edu%5D%5B/url"&gt;http://www.isis.ufl.edu][/url&lt;/a&gt;]. Under "Financial Aid" select "Awards and Disbursements" under 2010-11.</p></li>
<li><p>If the total amount of your aid exceeds your gross financial need as a result of your receiving additional outside aid such as a scholarship or fellowship or due to a change in your expected family contribution, your need is considered overmet. If you receive funds that cause your need to be overmet, you may be required to repay the overmet amount. You will be notified if this occurs.</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>damn that’s a pretty horrid financial aid for a public school. i’m pretty sure that’s the final one they’re offering you. that’s amazing that they expect you to take that many loans - i am trying to appeal my financial aid for UR, a private university, and they’re making me take $15,000 so this is a bit horrible. </p>

<p>[Financial</a> Aid - How to Petition](<a href=“http://www.sfa.ufl.edu/receiving/petition.html]Financial”>http://www.sfa.ufl.edu/receiving/petition.html)
read that link and send them an appeal ASAP. they get a lot of admissions so the faster you appeal the better your chance. explain about your unemployment.</p>

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<p>What was the breakdown of your aid at your CC? How much was in Pell?</p>

<p>Has your EFC changed?</p>

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<p>I am receiving $2675 per semester in the form of federal pell grant. My EFC needs to be adjusted just like in my CC since I lost my employment in May 2009. However, I had sent W2’s and copy of taxes to UF financial aid, well ahead of time. Before I was accepted. I assume that if it has not been done so, I should qualify for the higher pell grant since my current income is nothing but a bi-weekly unemployment check. and for the amount of time I worked last year, I made less than 20K including my unemployment for 2009. However, even if they give me the full pell, my need will be greater but the aid will be about the same, not enough to cover for my studies.</p>