Yes, but before people believed Standford's lies that aid was needs based, so if they had money from a job or something, they would expect to get nothing and no

Yes, but before people believed Standford's lies that aid was needs based, so if they had money from a job or something, they would expect to get nothing and not bother applying. I was in a similar situation, my parents both worked, and was offered nothing in terms of financial aid. Now that we know aid is not needs based, and in fact a lot of aid goes to people with the most finance experience, it makes sense to apply even if you have money already.