<p>i have to send all of my fin aid papers tomorrow, so i only have today to clear this doubt!</p>
<p>when colleges ask for your expected contribution, under the "student's vacation earnings" source, what are they asking ?
The money i will earn by working IN THE COLLEGE? Or what I have saved before going to college??</p>
<p>They are asking what you anticipate to earn during summer vacation when you are in college (the summers between senior year in high school and freshman year in college, freshman and sophomore, sophomore and junior, and junior and senior year)</p>
<p>Usually it does not matter what you answer because colleges have a fixed amount of summer earning they expect you to contribute each year.</p>
<p>thanks barium, you've saved my day.
I'll send 9 packages tomorrow.</p>