<p>I think it means her family has assets FAFSA doesn’t consider that Profile schools will.</p>
<p>What most don’t seem to understand is that there are NO FAFSA only schools that meet need. The only one that I know that even appears to claim to do this is Chapman, where Parent Plus loans are part of meeting need.</p>
<p>This is tough, I worry the OP is stuck. Her state options are $30K and UCs don’t meet need. Her merit aid schools will be at least that too and the above suggested LACs are unlikely to come in below either.</p>
<p>The best bets here probably are CSUs at about $20K or the schools that might give great aid for the scores like Auburn or Alabama. </p>
<p>The OP doesn’t mention the sisters’ stats which will play into the full picture for the family.</p>
<p>This might be a good candidate for a gap year as many of the best merit scholarship deadlines have past. If the OP pulls up the GPA this year and can bring the SAT over 2100, she can have some nice choices for merit.</p>