<p>Should everyone apply for financial aid? I just assumed that I should and said that I was on all my applications, but then my mom said that she didn't think I was and that I shouldn't because we wouldn't get any aid. I guess I'm not very knowledgeable on my family's financial situation and stuff like that, so I'm assuming my mom is right, but should I fill out all the stuff anyway? Is there a point?</p>
<p>We didn't think we'd qualify for any aid either, but the predictors on a couple of sites suggest we might and we're well over any thing I imagined that would. Besides that, some schools use the fact you don't qualify as a prerequisite for certain merit scholarships. It's a bit of a pain, but if you've got your taxes already filled out, what does it hurt to spend 45 minutes or so to fill out?</p>