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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so if you're unemployed or underemployed, you should leave it blank?[/quote]
Depends on your goal. If you want to appear full pay, they will typically glean that from a number of factors, one of which is parent employment. Others include zip code, high school, parent education, etc. So in that case, you wouldn't list being unemployed. If you want to appear lower SES, then list being unemployed or a low-income job.[/quote]
Honest question, how does it help to appear full pay? Won’t colleges be aware of families filing FAFSA?

DC is a junior so we’re just starting to really dig into all this. We will need aid, but the actual titles of our jobs sound “more expensive” than they are, and we’re hampered (in asset calculations) by owning a home that has gone up in value by nearly 50% since we bought it 20 years ago - we couldn’t afford it if we were buying now. Does listing our job titles and zip code give us some kind of help because it appears like we can afford more than we can, so kid is less likely to be rejected for appearing to need aid?

So confusing. [/quote]

What school? [/quote]

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