<p>My parents didn't file a FAFSA this year because they thought that we wouldn't get any financial aid [we filed one last year]. My parents just told me this today ... apparently they talked it over, and with the financial state of my father's company, they thought that they wouldn't qualify for aid. I had no idea, because I emailed them at least a couple of times about filing financial aid in the spring and everything seemed like they were filing it. </p>
<p>Can I still apply for an academic competitiveness grant? It would upset me greatly [I'm quite frustrated right now, because money is tight right now in our family, and we got approximately 10k in financial aid this past year] if I couldn't, because I'll be a sophomore at a private college in the fall.</p>