<p>hey guys, i was able to see my UCSB financial aid ward today!</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>I was just wondering what your unofficial award letters say?</p>
<p>im getting about 20,000 in grants and the rest needs to be loans</p>
<p>^ What was your EFC?</p>
<p>Mine came out too… I’m kind of disappointed, tbh. I had an EFC of 0, and am an independent student. They’re recommending I get $7,000 in loans/year and work $2,000. I wouldn’t mind working but that amount seems a tad too high for loans, especially since I’d like to graduate with none (I plan on going to grad school).</p>
<p>yeah i only get like $1400 or so in grants…what BS…im the only person in my household that has a job right now…</p>
<p>They are “unofficially” offering me $19,019 that I won’t have to pay back, plus another $9,500 in loans, workstudy, etc. </p>
<p>Can we expect to receive about the same amount of fin. aid from the other UC’s, or does it typically vary substantially from one campus to the next?</p>
<p>Did you guys already get accepted?</p>
<p>Just checked mine out - They are giving me $21019 (that figure includes Grant/scholarship money only). I’ll break it down cause I know you people like numbers ;)</p>
<p>Cal Grant: 10302
Pell Grant: 5550
University of California Grant: 3167
Federal Work-Studey: 2000</p>
<p>Something Odd, is that they recommend that I take about $7000 in loans out. Davis’s financial aid letter (the one I got to view for about a day before they took everyone’s down) gave me an $11,000 ug aggie something scholarship, in addition to the Pell and government stuff. In fact, Davis’s summary didn’t even include the possibility of a Cal Grant (which is sweet! I actually did apply by March 2, so I’ll get that too!..hopefully). The way I figure it, Davis is the better deal. </p>
<p>It’s also good to hear that UCLA gives even more! Maybe they’ll give me a sizeable amount 
Didn’t apply to UCSD (can’t stand the place) so I have no idea what they offer.</p>
<p>solidblu, that’s pretty much exactly what i received. Actually, you received exactly what I did!</p>
<p>And yes, award formulas differ by campus. UC Merced gives me their scholarship which was nearly $12,000 (I’m too lazy to look up an exact figure ATM).</p>
<p>Also, some things I have not seen in my award letter, which I believe I’m eligible for, are:
- National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants: Need Pell Grant eligibility (check), 3.0 GPA (check), SMART eligible major (check: Physics). Provides $4000/yr as long as you have under 185 units
- Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG): Website is vague on details, though sounds almost exactly like the UC Scholarship description. I’m assuming I’m eligible for this, but I’d like to know if as a Pell Grant recipient I’m eligible for this or if you need to be a citizen (some websites suggest you do). Awards seem to range from $100-$4,000
- Other scholarships: The website says you automatically applied for scholarships (doesn’t say what type/how many/how much) when you filed your application</p>
<p>Again, I know this isn’t much… Except for math/science-related major (yay SMART!!). I’d love to know if anyone has more info on the last two items on this list.</p>
<p>I barely got anything from UCSB, my offer was crap compared to UCSD.</p>
<p>Disappointing since I like UCSB better.</p>