Let me see if I can help at all.
I am also a pre-med bio major at Western New England College which is a small private college in Springfield, MA.
The whole FAFSA thing depends on several factors. Depends on how much the household income is, how much in your bank account and your kid's, how many kids you have going to school, and how much the school is to attend.
The biggest factor is also how much money the school gives out which depends on how much they receive from the government and how much in donations they receive.
If she is still looking for scholarships, the biggest site to use is fastweb.com. Going need it probably for books as books go for about $1k. I know that I have some of the most expensive books on campus because the sciences are the most expensive next to the law books and the single most expensive books are the organic chem books at about $400.
I know my school is one of the largest givers in money in the area and its a 40k school and Im paying about 15k to go.
Make her take a major on because you can't do much with a pre-med degree and if you dont get into medical school she has a fall back plan. There really isnt a pre-med degree at most schools as well but it is really just a course of classes to take that medical schools require.
Make sure she fills out the FAFSA every year though as some people do forget as it is required to get aid for the next year.
I am currently a 1st semester junior because I am a semester ahead and starting to get all the plans together for the MCATs.
Tell her good luck in her adventures and if she wants any advice she is more than welcome to hit me up as I am also the vice president of my school's pre-med group.
