<p>I am elligible to blue and gold opportunity plan, but my quick statement(bearfacts) shows my balance is 7339.05, someone told me if i have blue and gold opportunity plan, i donot need to pay my tuition fee ,is it ture? If so, why there is a balance?</p>
<p>anyone can help me ?</p>
<p>You need to look at your FA package. Either the B&G hasn’t been applied or you haven’t paid the balance yet. Usually you’ll be billed for 1/2 tuition, housing, meal plan, and some other fees. B&G only pays a portion of that amount. Would contact the FA office.</p>
<p>Blue & Gold plan mainly covers your systemwide fee (tuition). Chances are, the plan is already in effect (via Cal Grant A, Pell Grant, Undergrad Scholarship). </p>
<p>The plan mainly guarantees that your tuition will always be paid for via scholarships, grants, and loans. So actually, the grant is not really extra $, but rather an indication that your tuition will always be covered for. At the end, you’ll need to use the financial aid money (part of blue & gold plan already) to pay for your tuition.</p>
<p>Does it mean I have to pay the balance before due date, and later I will receive check (money) from FAFSA? One of my friends was also granted FAFSA but is not elligible to Blue and gold plan. so what’s the difference between his payment and mine?</p>
<p>You really need to look at your FA package. FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for aid. Things like Pell Grants, B&G, Calgrants, etc. What does your FA package say you are getting? Is there a portion you have to pay with loans and or scholarships? Did accept them in your FA package?</p>
<p>My UC Berkeley Costs
Books and Supplies
$1,202.00
Fees</p>
<p>$12,834.00
Health Insurance*</p>
<p>$1,626.00
Living Expenses
$12,500.00
Total UC Berkeley Costs
$28,162.00
My Gift Aid</p>
<p>$20,162.00
My Net Cost</p>
<p>$8,000.00
Students Loan And Work $8,000.00</p>
<p>Total Resources to Meet My UC Berkeley Costs</p>
<p>this is my situation, can you explain the meaning to me ??</p>
<p>I will help you. What did you receive in scholarships and grants? Oh wait… I see. It looks like you were awarded $20,162 in gift aid. This would leave you $8,000 to cover yourself, either with student loans, savings, work study, etc. Remember part of your cost of attendance is discretionary. Not everyone spends as much as projected for living expenses, books, transportation, etc. The only true costs are tuition, housing and university fees. It looks like you have enough gift aid to cover that. If you would like the student loan, go online and accept it. You then go to studentloans.gov to sign your master promissory note. Bottom line is I believe you have enough gift aid to cover your entire bill. You should receive your aid before the bill comes due, but even if you don’t, Cal knows it is coming. Taking out the loan (or part of the loan amount offered to you) will help with spending money. Whether or not you want to do that is up to you. </p>
<p>By the way, you are not eligible for FAFSA. Everyone can fill out this form and needs to if they want to be considered for any financial aid at all. The university uses this form to determine your EFC and make decisions on how much aid to award each student. Let me know if you have any further questions.</p>
<p>Thx for ur explaination! You said “You should receive your aid before the bill comes due, but even if you don’t, Cal knows it is coming.”. I’m still a little confused. Should I pay money to Cal, and I will receive check later as my aid? Or the fee will be waived automatically since I have the aid?</p>
<p>Do not pay Cal anything. Your aid will be applied to the balance and any left over will be refunded to you. Link your bank account with Cal so the money will be transferred electronically. This being said, I would contact financial aid to make sure. Call them first thing in the morning (10:00 a.m. pacific time) and you will get through relatively quickly. Hope this helps. :-)</p>