Should we check the application need aid box if fafsa results show we don't qualify?

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<p>If anyone has any advice- I would love to hear it.</p>

<p>On the Common App, we had my DD check the box that yes, we would request need aid. After submitting the fafsa, the results came back that we would not qualify for any at all. (It is possible this will change in a couple years when the next kid is in school).</p>

<p>So my question is - is it worth it to finish submitting all the financial documents, including 2009, 2010 tax returns, IDOCs, W2s, etc.? Or should we send a note to the colleges saying that we are not requesting need aid after all?</p>

<p>I think the possible benefits of finishing the need aid request (or filing it in the first place) are: Maybe letting the college know that we are hoping for some kind of aid (like merit) for our daughter to attend, the possibility that our daughter is a desirable enough student that she may get some small amount of need aid anyway, and that we may need to request aid every year if we want aid when the next child is also in college.</p>

<p>The negatives might be: that submitting the documents is useless and that it is harder for a student to be accepted at some schools if need aid is requested.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Your EFC came back above $50K? or $25K for public schools? I would think still checking off the box could not hurt you. Also, I would definitely submit the docs just in case. The school will look at FAFSA and CSS and figure for themselves if they will give you anything or not. You have a much closer to zero chance of getting money by telling the schools you dont need it. :)</p>