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The maximum Pell grant plus the maximum Stafford loan will not even cover UC tuition, let alone housing or other expenses.


>Tuition and fees* $13,500

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/tu...

>$9,500 for freshmen, $12,500 for seniors

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsid... (subsidized here means super-subsidized, unsubsidized means less subsidized, as the government is still artificially restricting prices by guaranteeing the loan)

>for 2016-2017, Cal Grants are up to $12,240 at a University of California campus

Please correct me if the award isn't this high, I don't know anything about California grants.

http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=905

>Pell Grant: For the 2016–17 award year (July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017), the maximum award is $5,815

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/pell

Total .govbux: $27,555 Total tuition: $13,500

Twice as high lol




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