Another comment I have is that college is not for everyone.
If any of my sons couldn't score at least a 25 on the ACT, didn't have good study habits and keep an A/B average in high school I would have steered them to a trade school or the military.
Also I forgot that the FAFSA gives you the result in the form of EFC Expected Family Contribution).
You want that number to be as low as possible of course.