With regard to falsifying info on the FAFSA…the thing is…if you get financial aid by knowingly providing false information on the FAFSA, it is considered fraud.
Since none of us know what the mistake you made was…we have no idea if you got need based aid and provided false information.
ETA…perhaps @kelsmom will chime in. BUT I think anyone can amend their FAFSA and resubmit at any time. This is NOT professional judgment. Professional judgment is when you are asking the financial aid office to review your FAFSA entries and perhaps adjust something…so that your EFC will be reduced. This could include things like one time extra earnings, medical expenses that don’t appear on the FAFSA, things like that. The financial aid officers, with sufficient documentation, can sometimes adjust these figures. That is professional judgment.
Amending your FAFSA to reflect accurate information…that’s different…in my opinion.