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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was confused as well, because I was told some merit was contingent on filling those out, so I did the FAFSA and CSS just to be safe. In the window to list total assets, our number didn't fit, so I followed directions and entered 999999, or whatever it was. Of course I knew going in that we would never get financial aid, but I didn't know they would actually ask for a number.

DS did get merit aid, and he was accepted at all targets and safeties... but not reaches. So his outcome was the expected one, and I have no way to know whether filling those out and thereby disclosing our wealth helped, hindered, or did absolutely nothing.

No idea if I should do the same for DD... :-)

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So out of curiosity, what was the financial aid package they offered? Loans?[/quote]

No financial aid, we were not eligible. He received various sums in merit at certain safeties (ex: 17K off 50K at St John's College), and 20K off GW's 85K cost of attendance. Since he happened to love GW anyway, he went there. His state school offered him 1K in merit, just for the first year - it was kind of funny and also a little insulting :-)

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