When the school receives funds to be distributed at their discretion…that’s what it means…it’s at the school’s discretion.
Like I said earlier…strictly speaking…an OOS student “could” get work study. But that is going to be a drop in the bucket in terms of paying for OOS costs.
ETA…even when the UCs awarded need based institutional aid to OOS students…that aid did NOT cover the $23,000 differential between instate and OOS costs. Ever. The student would,have been on the hook for that $23,000 differential, plus a student contribution…plus the family EFC.
The school has wide discretion, but it’s certainly not unlimited. I’m sure that you and I can both think of examples where choosing one group of people over another to receive federal funds would not be allowed.
@BelknapPoint I think you can still get $5500/year low cost student loan and work study (may be 2k) even if your EFC is 100%. I donot know whether UCB financial aid office will process your FAFSA if you are an OOS applicant.
The school must process the fafsa. However, they do not have to proved any institutional need based aid…at all.
The question here is…where would work study fall?
But even IF the student got the full Pell $5800 or so, and the $5500 Direct Loan, and $2000 of WS…that would be $13,000 or so…on a $50,000 OOS price tag.
What does it mean to say UCB does not provide any need based aid to OOS applicants. FAFSA covers Pell grants, direct and plus loans and work study. It may not meet full need of the OOS applicant.
But in terms of reducing your costs with work study…you might get…at the most $3000 to $4000 in work study award…if you get it. The cost to attend is $60,000 or so OOS. You have a family income of $65,000 a year. You probably are out of range to get the Pell Grant…or if you do, it would be a small portion of it. You would,get the $5500 Direct Loan.
All of that would total $9500 plus whatever Pell you get…if any.
So you would need a $50,000 merit award to make this school affordable.
Berkeley Middle Class Access Plan (MCAP -
For families whose total income ranges from $80,000 to $150,000 annually and who have typical assets, the ground-breaking plan caps the contribution parents make toward the annual cost of a UC Berkeley student’s education at 15 percent of their total income. Please note that students who are not California residents, although eligible for an MCAP award, will not be eligible for UC grants or scholarships, including MCAP scholarships, to cover their nonresident supplemental tuition and fees ($26,682 in 2016-17).
What does it mean to say UCB does not provide any need based aid to OOS applicants. FAFSA covers Pell grants, direct and plus loans and work study. It may not meet full need of the OOS applicant.
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What that means is that UCB does not provide any of its need based aid or the state of Calif’s need based aid to OOS students.
Plus loans aren’t aid.
Pell grants and work study would be awarded because those are fed aid, but certainly not nearly enough to attend as an OOS.
If you are a Regents scholarship candidate, then it is possible that they will meet your FAFSA need if you get the scholarship and they continue past practice. It is not clear whether the latter is the case.
I did read on one of the UC webpages (I think it was Davis, but may have been another school) that OOS student would not receive SEOG or work study, only Pell. Don’t know if all the UC’s have that same policy, but at least one did.
@Gumbymom that link is a little confusing…in my opinion. For OOS students it lists grants and scholarships. Someone could read that, and assume that ALL OOS students will receive that scholarship or grant amount…and that would just not be true.
Only some OOS students will receive scholarships to Berkeley. And no one from OOS will receive an institutional need based grant, right?
@thumper1: Yes, this does not guarantee any OOS student that any grants or scholarships are available. It is more of a guideline to show the OP, even with these grants/scholarships in the award package, there is still a huge amount of costs that will not be covered and with their EFC making UCB unaffordable.
why doesn’t uc berkeley give need based aid to low income out of state students? other public elites like umich, unc, and uva give need based aid to low income oos students.
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UC’s want to boost in-state admissions so the savings stemming from the elimination of out-of-state financial aid are a major source of the funds needed to accommodate enrollment growth. The university’s budget plan appropriates only half of the estimated cost of the increase in the next year — about $25 million — from state funds. Projected savings from phasing out the financial aid program are $14 million, according to the budget proposal.