FAFSA: The Acronym That Keeps Families Up at Night If two equally talented students apply to the same college, one fills out the FAFSA, and the other completes both the FAFSA and  the CSS Profile, why does one receive double the aid? That’s not a hypothetical. Every admissions season, I sit across from families who’ve done everything right stellar grades, impressive activities, strong essays yet realize too late that they missed the financial aid opportunity that could have c