<p>beginning- for that situation- it would depend on exactly what percentage your family contributes- but it is certainly something that can be explained in a letter to finaid
agro- I suggested federal because since your family doesn’t have property that the FAFSA would be more appropriate and hopefully give you a more accurate #. Private schools use both the PROFILE and FAFSA as well as their own forms- so you actually would be doing both- we haven’t found that the numbers vary much in our case
hopefully your school will be hosting finaid seminars to answer your questions more accurately- sometimes local free seminars are also held at the public library.</p>