<prompt> Human: I am a third year community college student with a 3.8 GPA and have been accepted into many schools, including my first choice, UC Davis. However, I cannot pay for school, and due to family circumstances explained in the next paragraph missed the Cal Grant deadline, limiting me to just under 6000 in aid. Davis tuition is about 14,000. To make matters worse, I have about 9000 in debt at the age of 21. However, a summer job will pay around 7000 of that debt off, leaving me with 16,000 needing to be paid before I step foot in a single class. To explain my situation, my father passed away in february and my family was too poor to pay for his funeral, ashes, and other services. This led me to be a good samaritan and put about 9000 on my 3 credit cards, with my mother promising she would help pay it off. With all of this family trouble, my mother and I missed the March 2nd deadline for the FAFSA that would qualify me for 9000 in Cal Grants. Fast foward to may, and Ive gotten NOTHING back.I cannot attend another year of Community college as I already have too many units. I cant afford University. I dont know what to do. Could reddit give me some advice?  <response>: You may have to take a year off and work, then reapply. 