Questions regarding Cal Grants, Loans, and Aid(I go to UCSB)

Paying for College
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<p>I recently received a transfer entitlement Cal Grant A award for 10k; however, it is not showing in my fin-aid package. I called the office and it appears there is an ongoing debate on whether the governator is gonna a sign a contract eliminating/keeping Cal Grants :( Like many, I need to pay fees by Sept. 15th, but in the event that I do not receive the grant, I shall have roughly 8k, tops(including loans), to pay for tuition this quarter. It is ALREADY 8.5k and that is not including units, books, and misc. fees; they are even charging me 3k for CA resident fee listed as: "0011:CA Res U/G Fees-New..." ***? </p>

<p>My parents are both retired and we still didn't qualify for the Pell Grant(long story). They, including myself, would NOT be fine with the PLUS loan.</p>

<p>Anyways, since that is still not enough, this brings to me to great confusion. </p>

<p>Will I get dropped automatically since I cannot pay the school? </p>

<p>Where else can I get money since I don't even have that much in pocket? </p>

<p>Can I request a larger loan?</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>Would you qualify for the blue & gold package?</p>

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<p>I am not sure. It says that my school would automatically tell me if I qualified and I haven’t received any notification. My parents made a little less than 30k last year, but we were forced to include other sources of income(401k’s that my mom had withdrawn to help a family member) which enlarged our income. The 401k was a lot since that was my parents’(both 63) retirement plan.</p>

<p>I am really stuck in a rut and I don’t know what to do… :(</p>

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<p>How does one apply to the Blue and Gold program?</p>