If your parents took an early retirement, they can’t be THAT old. Is there any chance they could seek other jobs?
Keep a very close eye on your student portals if you have been selected for verification. And check your spam folder as well. You don’t want to miss anything related to this verification process. You won’t receive financial aid until that is resolved. You won’t get a financial aid package until it’s resolved. So…stay on top of this!
When you say they have “high assets”, what exactly does this mean? Millions of dollars in assets…or thousands of dollars in assets?