So you got your financial aid letter, but what does it mean? Here's how to decipher it from our financial aid expert.

For more information contact your local financial aid office:

UC Berkeley
http://financialaid.berkeley.edu/

UC Davis
http://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/under...

UC Irvine
http://www.ofas.uci.edu/content/

UCLA
http://www.financialaid.ucla.edu/

UC Merced
http://financialaid.ucmerced.edu/futu...

UC Riverside
http://finaid.ucr.edu/

UC San Diego
https://students.ucsd.edu/finances/fi...

UC Santa Barbara
http://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/

UC Santa Cruz
http://financialaid.ucsc.edu/index.html