<p>Hi so I'm asking this for a friend she recently got accepted to UCLA but her work did not give her her w-2 until mid-March so she was unable to submit her FAFSA until then is she eligible for any financial aid besides loans??</p>
<p>Blue and Gold states that she must be an on time applicant so she can't get that</p>
<p>She should have still filed for FAFSA even though she didn’t get her W-2 yet. You can always submit FAFSA in by estimating your income and change it later when the W-2 forms come in. She might be eligible but it’s not guaranteed considering how it was submitted in late. (At least for the grants). But yeah, just wanted to point out the first part </p>
<p>Yeah I know @xxcapital but she didn’t lol and they said she’s only eligible for a full ride in loans not even 1 Grant or B&G 
I’m trying to find a way to help her </p>
<p>To quote the Soup N@zi from Seinfeld “No Cal Grant for you”…</p>
<p>She will get pell grant, and maybe a University grant, but not filling her FAFSA on time is going to cost her about $13,000 (assuming she had low EFC)… </p>
<p>Isn’t 5.2k the max for FAFSA? Are you referring to cal grant A? 12.2k is the max for that </p>
<p>the 5.2 is the Pell Grant and the 12.2 is the Cal Grant…you need to file by the priority deadline to get the cal grant . So is still possible to get the pell grant</p>
<p>Yes, I too wanted to know some options. I didn’t even bother trying to apply for a FA(Parents combined income was over 6 figures, I own a rental property). So, I was wondering, what options would I have besides taking out a bunch of student loans? Pell grants? </p>
<p>Cal grants. That award has nothing to do with money, and is solely based on GPA and how many years you’ve been receiving cal grants for (I think the max is 5 years)</p>
<p>please do not give out wrong information… Cal Grant does depend on income… and no is not based on GPA, there is a GPA cutoff but once you surpass the threshold GPA become irrelevant. Don’t take my word for it, here is the Cal Grant link</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.calgrants.org/index.cfm?navId=10”>http://www.calgrants.org/index.cfm?navId=10</a></p>
<p>Since when? This is the first time I’ve heard of income being a factor for cal grants. All these years I’ve been told by community college counselors, high school counselors, and a UCI counselor that income has nothing to do with it.</p>
<p>Thank you for providing that link by the way. Hopefully this will let others such as myself know that income does play a role for cal grants.</p>
<p>Unfortunately some college counselors are propagating myths, that is one the reason that I still post on these forums (even through I already transferred). I learned a lot of these thing the hard way… I think what the counselors meant to say is that Cal Grant has looser income thresholds than Pell Grants.</p>
<p>Cal Grant A & C</p>
<p>$78,500 for a family of two
$80,400 for a family of three
$87,400 for a family of four
$93,700 for a family of five
$101,000 for a family of six or more</p>
<p>Cal Grant B
$36,700 for a family of two
$41,300 for a family of three
$45,900 for a family of four
$51,400 for a family of five
$55,500 for a family of six or more</p>
<p>No wonder I was under the assumption income doesn’t play a role for cal grants. I came from a single parent home with 2 other siblings so, that 87.4k ceiling is nearly 2.5 more than what my mother makes in a year. </p>
<p>Judging from the amount of posts from admitted students claiming receive up to 20k in financial aid from the UC’s, I can see why many others believe in this false notion as well.</p>
<p>Does cal grant B give more than A and C? </p>
<p>there is a long answer…
<a href=“Cal Grant A vs Cal Grant B - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1128232-cal-grant-a-vs-cal-grant-b.html</a></p>
<p>short answer YES</p>
<p>I think as a community college, or transfer, student, you can only receive Cal Grant B, and this grant normally gives priority to low-income students first. </p>
<p>No, I’m a transfer student and getting cal grant A from UCLA. </p>
<p>My ucla rewards are:</p>
<p>Cal Grant A: 12.2k
Fafsa: 1.5k
Work Study: 1.3k
Eligible for blue and gold</p>
<p>Basically, fafsa and cal grant are worthless for me since blue and gold covers that amount AND the remaining tuition fees.</p>
<p>If I got 5k from fafsa, I’d get about 2.2k extra in my pocket, but who am i to complain? I get a free ride at ucla! </p>
<p>I have a question. Is it worth partaking in work study? I don’t see a point in working hundred+ hours only to see that amount go towards my tuition when I can work 0 hours and get my tuition paid for with blue and gold.</p>
<p>@Bruincorps, you are thinking the wrong way… Blue and Gold only covers tuition… which is about 13K a year. It does not cover other expenses such as books, supplies, and housing (living expenses).</p>
<p>Work Study covers the living expenses… so you will not get penalized by working (there are exceptions if you get a lot $$$ in scholarships). </p>
<p>However It may still not be worth partaking in Workstudy, most jobs pay between $9-$11 an hour…</p>
<p>What is the blue and gold opportunity plan? It says I am eligible for it as well
My breakdown is
scholarship recognition award $5,295
pell grant 3,580
cal grant a 12,192
Uship 1,830
2,000 in work study and about 8,000 in federal loans as an option.</p>
<p>Is this considered a good award package? </p>