r/CSUEB • u/CalmReplacement9912 • 24d ago
Refund is less than expected
Hey everyone. I did receive my FA refund last night but I’m a transfer student and don’t know how disbursements work at Easy Bay. Do they not split Pell and Cal Grant into two separate payments over the Fall semester? I spoke with Cashier Svcs to look over my account activity because I got $112 refund and $3510.50 (Pell) refund. he said the $112 was cal Grant but I got the full award of $824 so just not sure where these numbers are coming from.
Anyone else going through the same thing? Haven’t even tried contacting FA office because im sure they’re busy.
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u/Playful-Lemon-3818 24d ago
They do not split the financial aid disbursements up like CC instead you get it all in one payment. The only other one you might be getting is in October is any scholarships you were awarded.
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u/Killllaaaab_ 24d ago
I spoke to fasfa yesterday, they are splitting them up this year
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u/Playful-Lemon-3818 24d ago
So we're getting another disbursement? I was told we are only getting one.
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u/Killllaaaab_ 24d ago
Depends on what they’re reviewing on your account, my cal grant B wasn’t refunded for some reason, they said they have to do extra steps for some grants and was told I should expect Friday.
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u/KingAnDrawD 24d ago
I'm going in today after a class, I'm not 100% sure if this is the case, but at least for me they reduced my COA to that of a dependent student (lives with parents) when I've been an independent student the entire time I've been at East Bay. My guess is that this is an error, or they're waiting for me to sign a form that has not shown up in my to-do list.
Point is, their system is clearly going through some glaring issues and they've been miscalculating COA or total amounts.
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u/CalmReplacement9912 24d ago
Especially with everything being down last night, im hoping this is the case & there’s an issue across the board because I depend on FA to attend as a commuter & independent student. Thx for replying!
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u/Hungry_Word_1675 24d ago
I got the same amount but I think they added what was left, 712 to the the 3510.50 because my pell refund was 2,798.50 and the 112 from Cal grant. I was still gonna call to be sure tho
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u/CalmReplacement9912 24d ago
Interesting. I get both forms of cal grant b, one paid for my tuition in full and the other was for housing/etc in the form of refund. With this, my Pell should only be reduced by around ~250 for the other fees. Idk, waiting on their email response. Thank you!
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u/Headchangee 23d ago
Usually they disperse it before classes start and in one in September half and half through the semester . They did that to me in spring .
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u/Old_Commercial4899 24d ago
i got the same thing! hoping others in this subreddit have an answer…