so why doesn't FAFSA just pull parent information from the IRS?

<p>I’m sorry your personal experience with low income kids and their misinformed parents left them in the dust, in your estimation. </p>

<p>Zero EFC is not a magic potion. Even with a completed Fafsa that yields a zero EFC, what you get depends on the policies of the college and the funds they have available.</p>

<p>OP, are you a student?</p>