<p>Ok so originally I planned on applying for financial aid. After sending in profile and fafsa I realized that we still had a lot of work to do with sending in all kinds of tax documents and doing a number of supplements. My family is going to be gone for the next few weeks and my mother has realized that my chance of financial aid is practically nothing, so we decided not to bother finishing the process. The thing is all my colleges have received the first two forms, should I somehow inform them to disregard my application for fin aid, or will they just ignore it if they don't get copies of the other things they wanted?</p>
<p>No, because maybe you will be able to get some financial aid.</p>
<p>Is that potentially possible without the tax returns and supplemental forms requested?</p>
<p>Your chances of acceptance can go up at need-aware schools if they know you can pay full list price. Sad, but a fact of life.</p>
<p>I agree with vossron. Notify them that you will not be needing FA and withdraw your forms. It could work to your advantage, and not doing might look like you were remiss in not completing all the paperwork on time.</p>
<p>And if your situation changes, you can apply for FA next year.</p>
<p>Please be aware that some colleges and universities will not consider you for financial aid in future years if you do not apply for your first year. That would mean that even though your financial situation changed drastically, you would still be on the hook for the full tuition/fees/other expenses.</p>
<p>I know that it is a drag for your mom to get all of the paperwork together, but if there is any chance at all that you might need aid in the future, please help her to find as many of the pieces as possible. Try to speak directly with the financial aid officers at each school. Ask about their policies about aid for future years, and ask if you can send everything that you have now and make an update later after filing taxes in April.</p>
<p>Fill out the forms with your best ESTIMATE. Your guess is better than their guess. Use prior year's numbers if you have to. Your parents should be able to give you guidance on whether things are a little better or worse.</p>
<p>If you get financial aid, some schools will ask for verification, which means you have to give them final numbers. Some schools will accept them up until the time the first tuition payment is due.</p>
<p>By then, you should know which school you are going to, and what aid you qualify for. If you don't qualify for any, then they won't ask for your info. If you do qualify for aid, then you can decide if it is worth giving them the info vs. giving up the aid.</p>