FAFSA

The removal of the sibling discount through the FAFSA Simplification Act has left some families and students scrambling to adapt.

Plans to demolish and replace Evans Hall and renovate UC Berkeley's Bechtel Engineering Center were approved by the UC Regents Wednesday.

Berkeley City College has approved an initiative to waive fall 2022 fees for incoming and continuing in-state students enrolled in a minimum of three units.

While the Cal Grant is considered a need-based form of financial aid, GPA requirements act as barriers to a seemingly scholarship-esque opportunity.

Following UC Berkeley’s announcement of plans to hold a hybrid fall semester, some students have expressed interest in withdrawing or deferring admission while the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

The Career Center and the work-study program offer resources for students seeking part-time employment, internship opportunities and mentoring programs.

While business and media stars garnered the headlines in this scandal, it’s important not to lose sight of the bigger scandal — that access to our nation’s higher education system is rigged in favor of the wealthy.

After all of the obstacles students have overcome to get into college, being able to afford an education should be the least of our concerns. And yet, rather than worrying about schoolwork or exams, I spend every day worrying that my financial aid will fall through and that I won’t be able to pay my rent or afford my food.

Considering we’ve been #ballin on a #budget for the past four years, we at the Clog have got some pretty wild ways we would spend all that dough.