Any value filling out the CSS with a high EFC?

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@melvin123

I’ve heard that at some colleges if you didn’t apply for FA originally (even if you won’t qualify), then they won’t give you FA later if your circumstances change in later semesters and you need it. Personally, I’d want to check out the policies of the schools you are looking at.

Yes do check. For U.S. residents and permanent residents, there are a small handful of colleges that restrict applying for their institutional aid in subsequent years…but it’s a very small number.

Plus, these schools cannot prohibit you from filing a FAFSA in subsequent years for the Direct Loan, or if you become eligible for a Pell Grant.

Now….for international students, there are a LOT of schools that will not allow one to apply for their need based aid in subsequent years if they don’t apply as incoming freshman.