<p>I'm considering UC Irvine and the SIR deadline is only a few days away. On my financial aid package, about half my fees were paid in financial aid. I recently found out that when I send them my Cal Grant A award, they'll take away money from the UCI grant, not from loans. So far it seems that I have to take out around $5,000 in loans. Is their anyway to pay these in installments? My parents could probably try to pay the rest if the can pay in installments, since they prefer to do that than to take out loans.</p>