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The FAFSA contains trick questions designed to remove students from financial aid consideration, and this double negative catches even careful parents. "Are the student's parents refusing to provide their information?" sounds like parent info is optional, but answering wrong immediately disqualifies your student from tens of thousands in aid. The correct answer is "no" despite the confusing wording. The form says this response must be "no" for Pell Grant consideration, yet the question exists as
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