<p>Apparently, my father entered our income (which is over the COA) as my personal income in our FAFSA. I believe that students are expected to basically contribute whatever they make, which means this boo boo would single handedly have disqualified me from getting financial aid. Caltech financial aid office caught the error, and we’re correcting it for my Caltech and MIT apps. Apparently there is hope yet…</p>