<p>My dad said that even though I will not receive financial aid from the schools I am applying to, we still have to send in a FAFSA in order to get outside loans. He said that the school determines how much you get in outside loans, and they need a FAFSA in order to do this. Is this true?</p>
<p>I am applying to Brown as a transfer, and they are need aware.</p>
<p>Yeah, you need it for federal loans.</p>
<p>Is there a place where I check off that I do not want to be considered for FA?</p>
<p>federal loans are financial aid; are there outside loans besides federal loans?</p>
<p>I am not sure what other sources of loans there are. I am just trying to figure out what to do with my Brown application because they are need aware. I am not eligable for need based financial aid from the school, but I still want to get federal loans.</p>
<p>File the FAFSA. You can go borrow more money if needed from sources such as SallieMae and the banks.</p>