So my parents making less than 80k a year, I qualify for the blue and gold opportunity plan for UCR. This covers my tuition and will help me afford college. I have been anxiously waiting for the notification to come in for UCSC to do the same. However, after checking routinely, it states that I will not be receiving any financial aid from UCSC although I am getting aid from two other UC’s. I really want to go to UCSC and the deadline to SIR is approaching meaning that I’ll have to choose UCR because of its aid. Anyone have experience with a similar situation?
You may want to contact UCSC directly. Perhaps some document was missing? UC financial aid does vary by campus, but it is not expected to vary by that much (from $0 to >=tuition) for the same financial information.
Does UCSC’s net price calculator at https://www2.ucsc.edu/finaidcalc/dependent.php estimate significant financial aid for you?