I'd like information about how my student aid is figured out?
Well, the colleges or career schools you list on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid FAFSA form will use several pieces of information to calculate your aid.
I'm unclear on what non-need-based aid is, could you explain it?
Non - need - based aid is financial aid that is not based on your EFC. Your school determines how much non-need-based aid you can get by using the following formula:Cost of Attendance COA Financial Aid Awarded So Far * = Eligibility for Non-need-based Aid.