<p>I just spoke to Smith fin aid dept. and they say there isn't going to be any change in our package. They don't know why we just got the email with the corrected FAFSA since the determination was done "before admission." That they don't use the FAFSA number to determine aid. What they calculated as our EFC just happens to be $8000 more than the corrected EFC. I mean really? All the other schools my D got into seem to have used the original EFC in their determinations-- It's all such hokus- pocus!!</p>
<p>But the good news for us is that there is now no extraordinary compelling reason for my D to choose Smith. Less pressure going into these final two weeks. It might mean that Boston is in her future!</p>
<p>Smith uses the CSS Profile to determine the awarding of it’s institutional need based aid. The info on the FAFSA would ONLY be used to determine eligibility for federally funded aid. If a change on the FAFSA made you Pell eligible, for example, Smith would have to include that award in your package. BUT since they use the Profile…their institutional aid is based on the info ON the Profile and the formula THEY use to compute need based institutional aid at that school. The FAFSA really is not the driving force behind the large grants Smith awards.</p>
<p>Thumper is right.</p>
<p>Since Smith is a CSS school, they only use FAFSA to determine eligibility for federal aid (which we all know is not much especially for those with EFCs beyond Pell).</p>