Hey guys,
This is regarding my brother's financial aid offer.
My brother was accepted into UCLA as an out-of-state student and his EFC was estimated to be 5500~.
I understand UCLA does not require CSS Profile; From my understanding, that means FAFSA is the only financial document they would have looked at.
After taking all the scholarship and grants (basically, all the aid they are willing to provide) into account, we have to pay $36,000~ out of pocket.
I fully understand UCLA is by no means supposed to be "cheap", but they're asking us to pay more than 6 times our EFC. Is that normal for UCLA's aid awards for out-of-state students?
Our total assets aren't even worth half of that amount. I'm in college as well and I know that FAFSA has already taken that into account.
So what I'm asking for is basically some advice. We are hoping to appeal the aid offer, and I'd like to know how successful students are in appealing for aid at UCLA.
Another factor to take into account is the fact that my father was laid off just a week ago. The last time he was laid off was last April (2013). Maybe my father's unsteady job situation might help us too.
Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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