A Financial Aid Nightmare

J.R.Isidore
Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:29:27 +0000

Just putting forth a query:

Your parents have just told you that they will withhold information pertaining to their estimated income/assets and such with the intent of preventing you from applying for FAFSA.
You have been a good student throughout all of high school, in the top 10 of the class, a potential National Merit Scholar, plus the mandatory list of decently impressive ECs, good essays, and somesuch.

How much would this scenario affect your (plural) college quest?
Settle for ED at a state school with guaranteed finad or shoot for the stars with the hopes of landing 1 of 4 full scholarships at a bigger (read: prestigious) school?