<p>" recently one of my family friends (in college) has been saying some things that I don’t understand. He says that he and his brother (also in college) get absolutely ZERO help (no scholarships, no loans, NOTHING) to help with their education"</p>
<p>Well, a lot of people don’t consider loans as “aid,” so that may be the issue. When the student/parent did FAFSA, they may have indicated that they didn’t WANT loans.</p>
<p>Any US citizen can get a $5500 student loan for freshman year as long as that amount (or other aid) doesn’t exceed COA.</p>