A Financial Aid Nightmare

thumper1
Sat, 05 Aug 2006 08:46:36 +0000

Actually NO school will give you need based aid without filling out the proper forms. These include the FAFSA for all schools, the Profile for most private schools (and that includes most of those which meet full need), and in some cases a finaid form from the college itself. Without the financial information the schools will NOT award need based aid. Period. Some schools award merit aid based on your application. This is to the top top candidates in their applicant pool. The most significant response to your “query” is that the student MUST find out from their family just what amount the family will pay annually for college expenses. If the family is able and willing to pay the full cost of attendance, then there is no restriction on the application process. If there are monetary restrictions and the parents are anticipating financial aid without disclosing financial information, the family and student will likely be very disappointed.