<p>^I’m sorry to hear you haven’t had the luck we’ve had with these things, AGmomx2. That’s really too bad. My kids have had tremendous good fortune from several avenues, even though they’ve never qualified for strictly need-based aid (other than unsubsidized loans). We ALWAYS file the FAFSA, every year for every school and every scholarship. Naturally, the students still have to earn the scholarship based on their merits, but, in our case, need was often overlooked. I have wondered if the schools or scholarship committees are required to require the FAFSA because it is odd that they would require it but then overlook its results. Or maybe there’s a cutoff point – like an EFC of $36,000 won’t earn a scholarship, but an EFC of $22,000 will, even if the COA is, say, $19,000. I’m not sure how it all works, but I recommend to everybody that they always file the FAFSA if they think their student has any chance at all of earning a scholarship. As long as you’re honest on your taxes, there’s really nothing to lose! Better luck in the future on those scholarships, AGmomx2! :)</p>