<p>^that wasn’t all (or even mostly) federal aid money. It was a combination of, at the most, federal aid (Pell grant, Stafford loan, workstudy), state grants, and institutional grants, plus other loans or workstudy. FAFSA simply is an informational tool to help the school decide how much to grant of each kind of aid. the only federal grant is Pell, which has a maximum of a little over 4000.</p>
<p>(cross posted with Chedva.)</p>