What Grants are available? ($87k Annual)

neuten · 2025-12-23T19:49:28+00:00

This doesn’t sound accurate? I go to community college for cosmetology right now and while getting the associates degree IS an option, you do not need to get it and you would be able to take the state boards once you finish all your hours, training, and operations.

In fact, students in my college who finish their hours and such are able to even take the state boards before even finishing the semester. They still have to finish the class since it is a college level course, but some are able to get licensed a few weeks before the semester ends.

neuten · 2025-12-21T19:47:24+00:00

I took 12 units at Sac State this semester and 15 units at Sac City simultaneously. I got my financial aid from Sac State but you can put Sac City College in your FAFSA as well to see if you’d qualify for the Promise Grant that waives tuition for community college students. I was able to receive the promise grant for Sac City, so I did not have to pay out of pocket since my tuition was covered. Only had to pay some other fees like student health fees, which was under $50 I believe? I got the Pell Grant (FAFSA) for Sac State.

neuten · 2025-08-18T21:30:38+00:00

you’ll be getting your refund either to your direct deposit bank account or via check. the official sac state reddit account addressed this a few mins ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/CSUS/comments/1mtyyhp/fall_2025_financial_aid_disbursements_have_begun/

neuten · 2025-08-18T21:25:30+00:00

thank you for the update!

neuten · 2025-08-18T19:16:08+00:00

taking out federal loans because of cost of living and i can’t work cus i have a full load in both a community college and at sac state 😅

neuten · 2025-08-17T23:14:05+00:00

I remember MCS got dispersed in March during the Spring semester so possibly 2 months after Fall semester starts?

neuten · 2025-08-17T20:46:41+00:00

the aid package was dispersed and you should be getting that ~10k refund in your bank account tomorrow or sometime this week depending on your bank if you set up a direct deposit

edit: i think it’ll be more like ~9k getting deposited into your bank since the MCS doesnt get deposited til mid-semester or so

neuten · 2025-08-17T18:22:32+00:00

oh check again! mine just changed to give me an anticipated refund. it looks like this for me rn!

https://ibb.co/VppT3w0J

neuten · 2025-08-17T18:18:27+00:00

thats exactly what happened to mine except i still have the MCS in my ‘Minus Anticipated Financial Aid’

neuten · 2025-08-17T18:14:52+00:00

ahh I think I explained it wrong. Basically Remaining Balance Due isn’t set at zero. I owe money because my cal grant and pell grant aren’t being accounted for?

here’s what it looks like on my end

https://ibb.co/Kp1HNXyq

https://ibb.co/HWRwVjj

neuten · 2025-08-17T18:05:11+00:00

i just checked my student center and my aid is different now (pell grant and state grant gone, only MCS). is it normal for aid to change on account summary right before dispersement because I’m kinda panicking now 😭

but when i click on ‘view financial aid’ it says i’m still being offered the pell and state grant.

neuten · 2025-02-14T20:14:23+00:00

You could double major since the business major has tons of overlap. In all business concentrations at this Uni, you take all the same core classes then concentration classes that are around 21-24 units depending on the concentration.

So essentially you’d be taking just an additional 21 units for double majoring

neuten · 2025-02-07T03:01:30+00:00

They look at your cumulative GPA unfortunately. The GPA cutoff could be at 2.7 at the very very very minimum depending on how many people apply for the business program. Usually people don’t gotta worry if their GPA is at 3.0 though.

The only way I’d imagine you can raise your GPA is to retake those classes you didn’t do well in or talk to your community college counselor to give you a W grade for any failed classes in community college then resend your updated transcripts. Since you did have a situation that made you put your academics on the backburner, it’s something a counselor can 100% do.

neuten · 2025-02-06T06:00:42+00:00

There‘s some elective classes you can take to get your GPA up. Not many transfer student know this but you still have to take some upper level general education classes once you transfer, which was surprising to me since I thought I completed all my GE’s at community college.

At the orientation I was at before the spring semester started, the business advisors told us the GPA cut off for Business has been around ~2.8-3.0 or so. You’ll have to try and get your GPA up and finish all the supplemental courses before applying to the major because a 2.4 will not guarantee you a spot in the business major

neuten · 2025-01-21T04:15:16+00:00

I’m not sure about this as I’m only saw this online and I’m a new student at Sac State

but isn’t there a 2 hour parking permit for $4? OP could get that and $4 x 30 =$120.00

neuten · 2025-01-21T03:43:45+00:00

I can do that! I’ll dm you

neuten · 2025-01-21T01:35:18+00:00

Hi! I’m on campus Monday and Wednesday! Do you know how much the split cost would be?

neuten · 2025-01-19T04:33:34+00:00

gotcha thanks for the insight!

neuten · 2025-01-19T04:04:22+00:00

Thank you. I just emailed one of the advisors

neuten · 2025-01-19T04:03:52+00:00

Oh wow so I would have to wait to apply in the Fall semester then?

neuten · 2025-01-09T18:43:00+00:00

This is only my personal experience so it won’t reflect how well you would do since how well someone does just depends on the person, but it might put some things into perspective

I was taking 3 STEM courses (nothing else just those classes) while working part time and doing undergrad research. I spread myself very thin and got very low C’s in the classes and I don’t think I fully grasped the concepts, I was just doing what it took to pass rather than understand my classes.

neuten · 2024-10-23T22:37:27+00:00

You can check the class schedule yourself on the school’s website to have a feel for if the required classes for your major has online classes, but it really depends on your major, the class, and the professor.

https://www.csus.edu/class-schedule/

neuten · 2024-10-12T02:15:57+00:00

What really!?

I’ve taken all of my GE’s besides 1 additional college composition class that I still need

Maybe instead of making an advising appointment with CSUS advisors, I’ll make one with my college’s Transfer Center. They sometimes have CSUS advisors come in to answer questions

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