<p>Is there any situation where you couldn’t fill out FAFSA? Someone told me they had a government grant and couldn’t fill it out. It really didn’t make sense to me.</p>
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<p>Not that I know of. Every college in the country requires a FAFSA and that’s that.</p>
<p>Every college requires the FAFSA but only for NEED BASED aid. There are many many scholarships offered by colleges that are determined by information on your application for admission, but these are not need based aid, they are merit aid. For need based aid, the FAFSA is required.</p>
<p>Also something most people don’t think about, if you don’t file a FAFSA and your financial situation changes (I received 30 day layoff notice two years ago) you CANNOT amend what you did not file. You are on your own. They do not accept FAFSA after the deadline for any reason.</p>