I need some help with FAFSA...any volunteers?

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IIRC, Now you sit back and wait for your college acceptances to start coming in. They may or may not come at the same time as your financial aide packages. Your financial aide package will list how much you and your parents are allowed to take out through the Federal Loan program (Stafford and PLUS).

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