<p>How important is it to put your parents' income from 2007/2006 on the application if you're going to send in a FAFSA anyway?</p>
<p>I'm really scrambling to get this info, and I don't think I can in time.</p>
<p>it's only important if you are low income, bcos the UCs give a tip factor to 'low ec' kids under comprehensive review. If you are not low income, you can leave it blank.</p>
<p>wouldn't my FAFSA better verify that I am low income? I don't understand why it's necessary to include income on two applications form: admission and financial aid.</p>
<p>anybody else have some advice? I'm kinda stressing here</p>
<p>yes, but fafsa goes to the FinAid office, and Admissions will never see it. Just put down an approximate $ amount. Use last year's tax returns and adjust up or down based on current factors.</p>
<p>On the UC app, if your stated income is low enough, I believe you get a fee waiver. And, as bluebayou said, low income is a tip factor.</p>
<p>You are assuming that admissions has access to FAFSA information once it is submitted. I do not know if that is correct but FAFSA isn't due until Mar 1 (kind of late for admissions).</p>