• SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That doesn’t make any sense. The only thing that using the FAFSA does is get you Pell grants and Stafford loans. I don’t think that amount of aid changes based on the cost of tuition.

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      1 year ago

      FAFSA does more than that, it feeds your financials to the schools you apply to through it.

      This is presented as “convenience”, you submit your info once and apply to a bunch of schools.

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        1 year ago

        Isn’t that the Common App, not FAFSA?

        FAFSA might make your info available to colleges when you apply, but it’s not related to applying in and of itself.

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          1 year ago

          Couldn’t say at this point, too much water under that particular bridge at this point. I do recall each school specifically referencing the FAFSA application.