When you’re talking about a NA applicant, there are issues at play that may have no bearing on any other students. NA students are US citizens, but they are also citizens of their Indian nation. Does the tribe have a casino? If so and it produces revenue, there may be money available for registered members to attend college. There used to be BIA money, funds not available to other students. As others have said, don’t even try to count other people’s money because the situations are just too different. And honestly? People aren’t really straightforward about their situations because…I don’t know why. It’s not that they’re all intentionally dishonest, either. Some really don’t understand. How many times do we see people on this forum truly believing they have a full ride simply because they will not be writing checks to the college. How did they not see the word “LOAN” in big letters? I worked out with a woman, a banker no less, who for four years said they were going to “transfer” their PLUS loans to their son when he graduated. Imagine her surprise when she couldn’t. Hello? I’ve been telling you that (but then I’m not a banker so of course I don’t know what I’m talking about).