Well one hint (and I guess this could be different at every school, depending on how “combined” the aid is and how transparent they want to be) is whether or not they require you to keep submitting the FAFSA. My daughter’s aid at Montclair is 100% merit since we did not qualify need, so she has received the same award every year since she started (as stated in her acceptance letter), but we no longer have to submit the FAFSA (a blessing).