<p>I'm just curious. I see everyone complaining about theirs, but I think mine looks decent..but maybe I'm wrong.</p>
<p>Care to share? I mean, it depends on the family… -.-</p>
<p>I’ll just copy and paste what I’ve got</p>
<p>Grants:
Pell Grant $4,700
Possible Cal Grant B $1,551
Academic Competitiveness $750
UCSD Grant $9,552</p>
<p>Total Gift Aid = $16,553</p>
<p>Loans
Federal Work-Study $2,850
Subsidized Stafford Loan $3,500
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan $2,000
Parent PLUS Loan $620</p>
<p>Total Resources to Meet Net Cost = $8,970</p>
<p>Total Estimated Aid = $25,523</p>
<p>i don’t remember specifically but i’m getting about 15 thousand in grants and then the rest is being covered by loans</p>
<p>I wonder what the most grant one could get is, I have a EFC of 0 this year, can’t wait to see my aid estimate. Think I might get a SMART grant as well as the typical stuff. I’m hoping for at least 18000 in grants.</p>
<p>Pell Grant $5,300
Possible Cal Grant B + $1,551
Academic Competitiveness Grant + $750
UCSD Grant + $9,472 </p>
<p>Total Gift Aid = $17,073 </p>
<p>Total Student’s Share = $8,350
Federal Work-Study $2,850
Subsidized Stafford Loan + $3,500
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan + $2,000 </p>
<p>Total Parent’s Share = $100
Parent PLUS Loan + $100 </p>
<p>Total Resources to Meet Net Cost = $8,450 </p>
<p>Total Gift Aid $17,073 </p>
<p>Total Estimated Aid = $25,523</p>
<p>Direct Costs (Registration Fees & Health Insurance) $9,838
Books and Supplies + $1,560
Living Expenses + $14,125</p>
<p>Total UCSD Cost = $25,523
Pell Grant $3,100
Possible Cal Grant A + $7,788
Academic Competitiveness Grant + $750
UCSD Grant + $3,245
Other Outside Aid + $0</p>
<p>Total Gift Aid = $14,883
Total Net Cost = $10,640
Total Student’s Share = $8,350
Federal Work-Study $2,850
Subsidized Stafford Loan + $3,500
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan + $2,000</p>
<p>Total Parent’s Share = $2,290
Parent PLUS Loan + $2,290</p>
<p>Total Resources to Meet Net Cost = $10,640
Total Gift Aid $14,883
Total Resources to Meet Net Cost $10,640</p>
<p>Total Estimated Aid = $25,523</p>
<p>Hmmm I wonder why my package is totally different… is it because I am a Winter admit?</p>
<p>Direct Costs (Registration Fees & Health Insurance) $6,520
Books and Supplies + $1,040
Living Expenses + $9,417</p>
<p>Total UCSD Cost = $16,977
Pell Grant $2,533
Possible Cal Grant A + $5,192
Academic Competitiveness Grant + $500
UCSD Grant + $2,171
Other Outside Aid + $0</p>
<p>Total Gift Aid = $10,396
Total Net Cost = $6,581
Total Student’s Share = $6,581
Federal Work-Study $1,900
Subsidized Stafford Loan + $3,500
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan + $1,181</p>
<p>Total Parent’s Share = $0</p>
<p>Total Resources to Meet Net Cost = $6,581
Total Gift Aid $10,396
Total Resources to Meet Net Cost $6,581</p>
<p>Total Estimated Aid = $16,977</p>
<p>My costs are totally different too… O_O</p>
<p>Yeah I think it’s because you’re a Winter admit. Your Direct Costs, Books and Supplies and Living Expenses are two-thirds since you’ll be there two quarters instead of the regular three quarters? My guess.</p>
<p>yes its because you are a winter admit. you pay one quarter less of housing / tuition</p>
<p>I only get $1,991 in grant aid. =(
The rest is loans. Most of it is PLUS loans which are really bad.</p>
<p>holy cow, u guys got nice financial aid. </p>
<p>im looking at around 15k in loans per year (student/parent combined)</p>
<p>Direct Costs (Registration Fees & Health Insurance) $9,838
Books and Supplies + $1,560
Living Expenses + $14,125</p>
<p>Total UCSD Cost = $25,523
Undergraduate Regents Scholarship $14,555
Other Outside Aid + $0</p>
<p>Total Gift Aid = $14,555
Total Net Cost = $10,968
Total Student’s Share = $5,500
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan $5,500</p>
<p>Total Parent’s Share = $5,468
Parent PLUS Loan + $5,468</p>
<p>Total Resources to Meet Net Cost = $10,968
Total Gift Aid $14,555
Total Resources to Meet Net Cost $10,968</p>
<p>Total Estimated Aid = $25,523</p>
<p>I don’t understand… So even without Regents I’d still end up paying the same thing??</p>
<p>18,000 in gift aid
5,000 in loans (3,000 sub & 2,000 unsub)</p>
<p>That’s what a good financial aid package looks like.</p>
<p>What is required of such a package? Smart grant and 0 EFC?</p>
<p>I think I got about 15,000 in loans too.</p>
<p>How low must your income be to get a Pell Grant? My parents aren’t working this year…yet our income still too high to qualify for one?</p>
<p>Oh, never mind. Apparently you have to have an EFC around 4600 and my EFC is almost twice that. =/</p>
<p>my school counselors said they submitted my cal grant on time and everything…yet I didn’t get any money from cal grants. I only got 222 bucks from UCSD…
***?</p>
<p>What was your EFC?</p>
<p>dam Cal Grant A is so much more.</p>