Personally, I’m not worried about low income kids getting less aid because of the PROFILE. That will really only happen for a very small minority of students as MOST low income families have very simple finances.
What I’m worried about with the PROFILE is that it’s one more barrier to students. I used to volunteer in metro Detroit & Lansing (obviously at different points in time lol) schools working with juniors and seniors and their families to navigate the whole college process. The FAFSA was already a big barrier. The PROFILE is that much more complicated.
As I’ve said before though, if this increases the number of low income students who are able to go to U of M, I will be the first to applaud.