<p>Would I get more financial aid if I showed them I worked? Or would it be better to say I didn't work? Which option would help me get more aid or are they both the same?</p>
<p>I am a current Junior and I was thinking about getting a job.
All the tips/advice would be appreciated. Thank you!</p>
<p>Your need based financial aid will largely be based on your parents’ incomes and assets. Any money you have the day you file your FAFSA (as a student) will be tapped at 20% of the value. </p>
<p>Having or not having a job has no bearing on whether you will get financial aid EXCEPT that your savings will be tapped for a contribution. Working/not working in and of itself will not matter…schools don’t base their decisions on whether you work…it’s the amount of money you have.</p>
<p>Thank you for the info!</p>