On the topic of FAFSA: in 2022, my mom got the opportunity of a lifetime and basically doubled her salary. We're still firmly below the typical med student family, but it's definitely a change from the first 22 years of my life (spent lots of time below median income; deemed SES disadvantaged by AAMC; applied to med school through FAP; attended college for free through need-based aid; etc.).
Would any schools question the discrepancy between my FAFSA and my AMCAS childhood details, or is FAFSA/current financial info purely used for aid determination? The AMCAS stuff is a more accurate reflection of the vast majority of my life to this point, but I could still see it being kind of awkward.