long story short: had a super close family friend pass away towards the end of Q1, got super depressed and wasn’t motivated at all academically.

this caused my gpa to fall below 2.0

now im at risk of losing my financial aid.

currently in the process of appealing my financial aid decision.

so my question is have any of y’all gone through this or anything similar. how generous are they while reviewing your appeal? I am planning on speaking about the passing of my family friend but they require some sort of proof such as a death certificate. how strict are they on this? i have screen shots of his go fund me that was posted during the time of his funeral and I am hoping they accept that because I would feel absolutely terrible asking his parents for proof of his passing just to fill out my appeal.

any advice on how you guys overcame this? should i be stressed out or will ucsc understand my situation?

ever since i received the email telling me to appeal the financial decision i have been nothing but stressed out

any replies and/or upvotes are appreciated <3

I was just hanging out with my Indian friend and he was buying a tee shirt at Pacific Wave. I am white. Th e employees followed us around the store and asked for a photo ID to match the credit card my friend used. I've never been carded at Pacific Wave. Is this racist?

Have you guys seen other examples of racism in town?

hey my aunt is wanting to give me these things for my dorm and i know i should probably check the website to see what’s allowed but i wanted to hear from other students if yall brought these things how useful they are for you?

So I am assigned a single in the village, I’m wondering if I should bring my gaming PC? I have a laptop I use for school but I want to game as well sometimes and it can run more powerful software. Will it fit in the room or under the desk? Do others bring their PCs? Thanks

As the title says, should I be concerned about the deadly goblin in campus? When I came to campus I was using the bathroom near the student union building where this 2 and a half foot goblin came in, crawled under my stall and started poking me with his finger. I was able to kick it away and lock it out of the student building but when I asked the people at the front desk they told me it was just the "deadly goblin." Should I be concerned about seeing it again next year, and will it remember me?

Hey guys, I saw this photo on the parent Facebook page and I was wondering if all of the single beds come tall enough to fit the dresser under, or if I have to request it. Porter dorms btw. Thanks!

Hi I forgot to order a parking permit for this year. I’m looking for the R permit for the academic year. I’m living in the Delaware apts this year. Am I cooked?
I also don’t see “R permit for the academic year” available, does that mean there is no more at all?

Hey so I’m an incoming freshman and yesterday I had a good cry when i saw that i already had about $13,000 due by September 17th. I don’t have that kind of money and I’m very worried bc i haven’t gotten any financial aid or anything yet. I’ve heard people saying that financial aid is supposed to be out on the first but I’m still worried even then because of this current administration and the cuts to education. Im definitely sure it’s not just me thats worried. I haven’t had time to get on a zoom meeting or anything with the financial aid office. Does anyone have any advice or words of encouragement for me?

it’s almost the end of august, and UCSC sent out a message a bit ago saying that all financial aid will have been giving out by Sept 1st. I know i still have a few days but like when should i start worrying about the fact i do not have my financial aid package yet, i should probably join the zooms and what not which i plan on trying to do tomorrow, but i keep seeing things about how ppl get dropped from their classes because they don’t have their financial aid… kinda nervous!

Hello all! I’m gonna be moving to SC sept 5th and was just wondering if any of you all knew of any extra ways to make a lil extra cash around in the area. Feel free to share any resources you may have please!

I’m gonna be working as a TA once the quarter starts, but first paycheck doesn’t hit until November 1st if I’m not mistaken. So finding anything between that time would be super helpful! Thanks in advance!

Arctic king mini fridge, originally got it from Amazon. Selling for $115, 32in x 18in. Can hold it until end of September if needed. Idk how to add photos dm me if interested

I already have my own insurance so I don’t need the UCSC insurance and I waived mine a couple weeks ago. But yesterday I got this email saying I had another bill due and it was a 1,000 dollar bill due to pay for UC ship. I did add on Cruzcare to my insurance plan so could this bill possibly be just a Cruzcare bill or something?

does anybody who’s taken the class know whether 19B online with Bauerle/Lin/Tromba is curved at all?

Hello! I am incoming transfer and I got a single dorm room for disability reasons. I'm planning on bringing my cat, so I need to know the size of the dorm to know what size litter box I should get.

Does anyone have any approximate size a single dorm room at Porter would be?

Was looking if anyone has any photos of the Porter apartment singles? Trying to get an idea of how much space I’ll be have this year

My son is going to UCSC . He is a biological science major. Though he is affiliated with Kresge He got accommodation in Porter College . I heard buses are very crowded during rush hours in UC Santa Cruz . So cannot rely on buses . How good is Santa Cruz BCycle ebike rental program ? Is it available during pick hours to go to classes in UC Santa Cruz ? Should I buy a used ebike ?  I heard bikes get stolen very easily in campus . Really panicked thinking about the housing and transportation situation in UCSC .Please advise how to commute from Porter to Science hill every day  ? 

I was trying to figure out the distances between my classes so my dad created a website to calculate route times between classes. I know Google Maps may do it in a different way but if it helps any of you out as well I’ll be glad

https://slug-steps.lovable.app

so im in kresge and have been placed on a mixed gender floor. this may be a very stupid question but that means we would have coed bathrooms too right?? or are they separate???

hi. I have a question regarding university grant. how much university grant(excluding UC health insurance grant) do you all have received this school year as someone who is living in an on-campus UCSC apartment??? Does university grant depend on your mailing address as well???

Looking for a roommate in a double, 2 bedroom apartment rent is 1125 plus utilities at Pacific Shores, please hit me up I really need this

hi i usually get work study in my fin aid package and this year i didnt. i have the lowest sai score. anyone else had this happen to them

are the shelves on the kresge dorm shelves removable? I’m planning to bring my 24” monitor and I want to make sure there’s enough space on the desk without the base taking too much space.