<p>I am glad that you were able to talk to the finaid people to get some assistance with your issue. It is human nature that when we come across a blank, we fill it in … but as you found out, that can lead to unnecessary stress. When the aid office filled in your blank, you found that it wasn’t as bad as you had thought. One very important lesson I have learned in life - the hard way! - is to stop filling in my blanks. Most times, I find that things aren’t nearly as bad as I thought … so I try to save my worrying for the times when it is definitely justified. You were mature enough to follow up, you realized things weren’t as bad as you thought, and you learned a lesson from it. That’s success in my book. :)</p>