Who's filling out the FAFSA at the stroke of midnight Jan 1 2012?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>^^ The 2011-2012 FAFSA is for the current academic year which began Fall 2011. You need to submit the 2012-2013 FAFSA (not available until Jan 1, 2012) for the school year that begins Fall 2012.</p>

<p>-Yes, there is a way to indicate you will are using estimates and will update later. On the question that asks if you have filed your 2011 taxes, you select “will file” and then after you file your (and your parent’s) 2011 taxes you log back into the FAFSA, make the corrections, and change the filing status to “already filed.”</p>

<p>-Anyone who will depend on the B&G or the Cal Grant must file the FAFSA on or before March 2nd. You would be foolish to miss that deadline.</p>

<p>-On-time financial aid applicants to the UCs (those who file on or before March 2) will receive the same aid whether they file January 1st or March 2nd.</p>

<p>-Initial FAFSA submissions count as your financial aid application date, but do your taxes and finalize the FAFSA as soon as possible - no packages will be presented until you change to the “already filed” status.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>^^ thanks so much for clearing that up!
but what about aymeers other question…
what GPA do we use for the Cal Grant
CC gpa or UC transferable?</p>

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<p>If you attend a California Community College, visit your registrar and ask them to upload your GPA to the California Student Aid Commission [California</a> Student Aid Commission - Cal Grant GPA Requirement](<a href=“http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=1177]California”>http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=1177) . They will be very familiar with the process.</p>

<p>If you attend an oos community college or a 4-year, you may have to use the verification form <a href=“http://www.csac.ca.gov/pubs/forms/grnt_frm/gpaform.pdf[/url]”>http://www.csac.ca.gov/pubs/forms/grnt_frm/gpaform.pdf&lt;/a&gt; . The student fills out #1 - #10 and then the registrar at your current college will complete the form.</p>

<p>The GPA must be submitted and received by CSAC by March 2nd.</p>

<p>After filing the FAFSA, establish a WebGrants account (if you haven’t already) <a href=“CSAC - Student Landing Home”>CSAC - Student Landing Home; to track your award (if any). It will take up to a couple of weeks after you file the FAFSA for a WebGrants account to become available to you. Just keep trying.</p>

<p>You do not have to worry about which GPA in terms of UC GPA v college GPA: The GPA used is the GPA the college has on file for you. The registrar will follow the directions provided for electronic upload or on page 2 of the verification form. The CalGrant GPA will not be used or seen by any admissions committee, so do not stress about how it will “match up” with your applications.</p>

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<p>So lets say I apply for fafsa on jan 1, can I go to school the next day and have them upload it right at the spot?</p>

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<p>Upload what? Your CalGrant GPA? You can go into your school during regular business hours (most will probably not be open on January 2nd) and request that they electronically submit your CalGrant GPA to CSAC. I would not suggest standing there and demanding that they do so on the spot. They might call security and throw you out.</p>

<p>There will be no difference in UC aid for on-time applicants whether they submit their FAFSA on January 1st or March 2nd. As you suggest, however, the GPA submission should be initiated by about mid-February to allow for processing (and to avoid being thrown out of the registrar’s office for making demands about on the spot submission…) and to be sure it is received by March 2nd.</p>

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<p>haha just saying though…12am EST or PST? if EST, then 9PM PST :)</p>

<p>edit, haha so it IS 9PM tomorrow night </p>

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<p><a href=“http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/JABSOM/admissions/finAid.php?l1=mdp[/url]”>http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/JABSOM/admissions/finAid.php?l1=mdp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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The FAFSA is a need-analysis form used to determine eligibility for Federal aid such as Pell Grant, Stafford and Perkins loans, and Federal work/study. In addition, the UCs will use it to distribute need-based university grants, and the state of California uses it to distribute the CalGrant and determine eligibility for B&G.</p>

<p>The FAFSA has nothing to do with housing.</p>

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<p>false. please refrain from answering my questions.</p>

<p>Please & Thank You.</p>

<p>oh but what happened to the University of Hawaii not being reliable, second guess yourself?</p>

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<p>The quote in post #46 is from the University of Hawaii. The *University of California *will award need-based aid to on-time applicants who submit their FAFSA and CalGrant GPA by March 2nd based on the calculated need, not based on time/day of submission.</p>

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<p>riiiiiight, but I am in a general pool of people who are on need-based aid. I am not in a special group. They want good housing just like I.</p>

<p>Just like in the other thread, “more applicants than there is space”</p>

<p>they also say they aren’t allowed to use affirmative action but we all know UC are looking for tokens to up their “diversity” percentage…</p>

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<p>@ alamemom thanks for replying. yeah I meant the cal grant GPA. My school’s financial aid office indicates that they will electronically submit the GPAs. But I have no idea who’s GPA gets sent while who’s does not. So I guess I’ll go talk to them about that to be sure. But I guess they’ll have a certain date in February to send them all out at once?</p>

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<p>Each school will have their own procedure - it is a very good idea to stay on top of it and not take any chances. Check in with the office to see when they submit, and get your WebGrants account going as soon as it is available - it will show when your GPA has been submitted. (But don’t panic if WebGrants says you aren’t in the system yet - just keep trying. Submitting the FAFSA with a California college as one of the first three will eventually make a WebGrants available.)</p>

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Goodness, no. The University of Hawaii is an excellent source of information on applying for admission to and applying for financial aid from the University of Hawaii. It is not, however, a reliable source for information on applying for financial aid from the University of California.</p>

<p>I did not for a moment second guess myself, I simply felt the notation would be easier to access for posters who might not have noticed the origin of your information if I devoted a separate post to it. So I did. I am sorry you appear to be offended by my mentioning, on a UC transfer thread, that the University of Hawaii is not the preferred source of information for University of California financial aid.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>@ alamemom, when you say the first 3 colleges, you mean that I have to put atleast one UC in the pecking order on my FAFSA application? Btw, we DO NOT add our current CCs onto that list right?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>A few years ago, the California college had to be one of the first 3. I have “heard” that it no longer has to be one of the first three, but I have a policy of “better safe than sorry” and always recommend putting a California college in the first three.</p>

<p>If you are only applying to California colleges, any order will do, that note mainly applies to those applying to colleges outside of California as well as California colleges. Yes, put the college(s) you plan to attend next year - if there is a possibility you will attend your current school for another year go ahead and include it, but you can put it at the bottom of the FAFSA list.</p>

<p>The “California college” can be a UC, a CSU, or a California private - any one of those will trigger the WebGrants system to recognize you.</p>

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<p>Oh okay, thanks so much for the info.</p>

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<p>they replied back and said =( i was inelligble for pell grant with efc 06081 ??? =( i know it for 2011-2012, but does this mean i would also be inelligble for 2012-2013</p>

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<p>so basically here’s my checklist</p>

<p>-fill out fafsa w/ estimated info
-go to my cc and request gpa electronic thing
-input fall grades
-do taxes & update fafsa with correct info</p>

<p>am I forgetting/missing anything?</p>

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<p>For Pell Grant, the maximum EFC that is eligible for Pell (as of last year) was $5,273, and the grant amount at that EFC was $555. The maximum Pell for a “0” EFC was $5,550. The amounts have changed a bit for next year, but I do not yet have those links. The changes will reduce the amount of Pell available to those with (relatively) higher EFCs over $5,000.</p>

<p>If your EFC is similar to your 11-12 figure, no, you will likely not qualify for any Pell money. As you can see though, at EFCs around $5,000 you are only “losing” $555. You will still be eligible for Federal aid including Stafford loans and work/study.</p>

<p>You may, however, qualify for CalGrant. CalGrant is not tied to EFC, it is tied to income and asset ceilings as determined by the information on the FAFSA. The CalGrant is all-or-nothing. If you qualify, you get the full amount of the grant whether you are $1 under the ceiling or $30,000 under the ceiling. The CalGrant amount varies depending on where you attend - it covers systemwide fees at the UC and CSU (what we think of as “in-state tuition” at those schools) or $9,708 at California private universities. I have linked the CalGrant income/asset ceilings. Again, CalGrant is not tied to EFC, it is tied to income/assets as reported by the FAFSA. CalGrant B provides $1,550 additional to those who qualify to use for expenses (grants A&C can only be used for tuition.) If offered a choice of A or B, it is almost always an advantage to choose B. Look for posts by “kender” on the financial aid forum for a clear explanation when the time comes - she does a great job.</p>

<p>Current CalGrant income/asset ceilings:
<a href=“http://www.csac.ca.gov/facts/2012_13_income_ceilings_new_applicants.pdf[/url]”>http://www.csac.ca.gov/facts/2012_13_income_ceilings_new_applicants.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Pell Grant schedule from 10-11. (Sorry, I have not looked up the current chart, but last time I looked they were still working on it.) <a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/P1003PellPaymentSchedules.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/P1003PellPaymentSchedules.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>uchappytrain’s checklist looks good. I would only add, “Bug parents until they understand that it is important to get taxes done early this year.”</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>&… the site is DOWN…</p>

<p>guess the University of Hawaii site was right</p>

<p>anyways…</p>

<p><a href=“https://fafsa.ed.gov/[/url]”>https://fafsa.ed.gov/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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