<p>angeleyesoasis: If you pay the balance in advance then yes, you will receive a refund after the money applies to your account. I regularly pay off whatever balance I have every billing cycle after financial aid is applied to the main balance and then the direct deposit I get from my Cal Grant B “living allowance” replenishes what I paid out of pocket after the quarter starts.</p>
<p>However, something to ask in this case would be if the anticipated amount of financial aid monies will be something taken into consideration. Blue and Gold is quite a bit different from Cal Grant B’s living allowance portion. The latter is automatically sent to me even if I have a balance in my student portal.</p>
<p>The thing you’ll need to be concerned about is late fees, class drops, and housing cancellations if you’re signed up to live on campus. I did have a late fee for housing applied because of the rather… botched up concept of how funds are dispersed. I was able to get it waived (and did not even see in my portal I had one until I went to talk to the financial aid office about another issue), but it was a pain and was made out to be as if it was my fault although I paid off what my portal said I owed.</p>
<p>Call on Monday to your UC’s FA Office and ask what you are supposed to do in your situation. I receive Cal Grant and UCSC funding, but no Blue&Gold because the former two more than meet my fees. I would also recommend speaking with the admissions and/or billing office to explore what your options are. I’m a little confused myself why your Blue&Gold isn’t scheduled to disperse to cover any remaining fees until after the quarter has begun. At the very least, your UC should have used their own funds to cover the remaining balance.</p>