<p>Balth -- probably the first thing to establish is whether you are applying as an international student to a school in the united states.</p>
<p>please tell us that much first.</p>
<p>second -- what "financial aid application" are you referring to?</p>
<p>Your parents are expected to pay for your schooling. You may qualify for some assistance if income is low, you have other siblings in college and/or your parents do not have assets available for paying college tuition.</p>
<p>It sounds like your parents do have assets available -- it is up to them as to whether they use them to pay your tuition. The older the parents are, the more asset protection allowance they are given -- but they are expected to pay.</p>
<p>Also -- you don't mention your parents yearly income -- that will play a big part of determining the EFC. </p>
<p>And you will have to determine how much money is in the account that your grandmother has with your dad's name on it. Or she will need to take his name off of it.</p>