Spring registration begins this weekend, and that will mean another round of tuition bills for students who say they are struggling to pay the $1,000 tuition hike.

Although administrators allocated $14 million of the revenue generated by the tuition hike, the largest in UA history, towards financial aid, students say it has not been enough.

Mary Aroz, a physical education sophomore, receives financial aid through grants and student loans.

But she also has to work to cover the costs of tuition. Aroz works the maximum of 30 hours a week in the Student Union Memorial Center.

Aroz said that after the tuition hike, she only received a small increase in financial aid.

"They gave me like $500 more than last year," Aroz said. "I'm a little worried about the costs, but I'm getting by."

Lee Rivera, an architecture freshman, doesn't receive financial aid. Although he receives some help from his parents, he still must work to cover the costs of school.

"I'm from out of state, and if tuition goes up again, I might have to move home and go to school in state because it's cheaper," Rivera said.

President Peter Likins has said that he wants tuition to be set at the top of the bottom one-third percentile of senior public universities. He has said he will ask for a tuition increase of at least $260 this year in order to reach that point.

Some students who are on financial aid are still waiting for their aid checks to come through. In the meantime, they struggle to pay the full tuition price of $3,500.

Jane Lee, a journalism sophomore, said that she is still waiting for a check from the school almost two months into the semester because she applied for aid late.

"It's been a really big problem," Lee said as she stood in line with other students in the financial aid office. "My dad's been calling me to find out what's going on."

Magdalen Vargas, co-director of financial aid, said it is not uncommon for students to have to wait for financial aid.

She said she would encourage students to apply for financial aid before March to ensure they receive financial aid in time for the following school year.

Parents on campus last week for Family Weekend said they still support the tuition hike.

"I think the tuition is very reasonable," said Joel Rado, a retired representative for a credit car company and father of a UA sophomore.

"You get a lot of bang for your buck here with things like increased parking and the Integrated Learning Center."

Mike and Kathy Najewicz, parents of a UA sophomore, said that while they are not opposed to the hike, they wished they had received more notice.

Mr. and Mrs. Najewicz said they also have a child attending a California state school that raised its tuition.

"They warned us in California about possible tuition increases, but we got short notice here," said Mike Najewicz.

"We respect UA's quality of education though," said Kathy Najewicz.

Students who have questions or concerns about financial aid are encouraged to see a financial aid counselor.