You do not work while attending college . Students often find they can work part time when attending college full time. If you do, you will be expected to contribute some of your earnings to pay for college. But if you do not earn much money while in college, you may get some more financial aid to help you pay for college. You are willing to borrow.
Loans are a big part of the financial aid package offered to many students.
The tables in this handbook show the amount actually borrowed, not the amount that could have been borrowed. If many of these factors apply to you and your family, then your chances of getting aid are higher than average for your income group. Remember that the ranges show the average award for the middle half of a recent group of families. About one-fourth of them got more than the stated range. About one-fourth got less.