why is my osap so low?
Title. I know its not a lot compared to what I'm seeing others have on this subreddit but my tuition is going to be around $8200 and OSAP is estimating me at $300 grants and $6400 loans, so $6700. I'm not even going to begin with the grant to loan ratio due to Ford because I'm going to get too angry. But I entered no scholarship money and no government benefit so I don't even know why they're not giving me enough to cover the full amount. I'm so stressed out.
EDIT: okay sometimes people automatically think higher income = better living standards but you need to understand my parents BARELY cross the threshold. We're in negatives every month because of interest rates and mortgage, loans, etc. And yeah, whether that's my parents fault for spending beyond their means is up for debate, but it puts students at this specific level in a really tough spot. I am in no position to ask them for money. And yes, it's going to have to come down to working during the summer. But they honestly could use that money too. It's a tough situation all around.