How financial aid works

SlitheyTove
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:50:25 +0000

Are you are applying to any schools which are need-aware for admissions? Given your family’s income and your savings, you would be better off saying you don’t need financial aid when you apply to those schools. That will give you a (slight) boost for admissions.

One other thing is that filing the Profile is not free. It’s $9 up front, and then an additional $16 per school or scholarship program. Since it’s unlikely you’ll receive any need-based aid, you’ll “make” more money by not submitting the forms :)