<p>The OP mentions USC on another thread. If this is about USC, they only give their generous need based aid to students who complete their financial aid applications. </p>
<p>ETA…you parents are frittering away time just to make a stand (and their stand is going to have NO impact on the policy in place of sending signed tax returns). What will happen, you will get some kind of notification that your IDOC documents are incomplete and you MUST send in signed returns and all schedules. But this will take TIME! </p>
<p>It is almost the beginning of March. Do you WANT a financial aid award from your colleges in time to make your May 1 matriculation decision…or not. It is cutting it close to send in the WRONG documentation, receive notification to send the correct documentation, and assume the school is going to jump through hoops to get YOU financial aid package done on time, when THOUSANDS of others get it CORRECT the first time…and by the deadline for IDOC.</p>
<p>Your parents are being very penny wise and pound foolish.</p>
<p>As long as you have an affordable option without aid, or are willing to take a risk about getting aid if your package isn’t ready (given YOU FAMILY’S desire to delay the process) then fine.</p>
<p>Remind them that their tax stuff is already out there since you say they already USED the IRS retrieval tool. </p>