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thumper1 · 08-19-2009, 07:22 PM

KL-Mom...Your post is very confusing. You say your son will not qualify for any need based aid. That would mean that your EFC (expected family contribution) is very high. Is that correct? If so, what is the issue? Can you help your kiddo pay for college or not? If not, well then those top schools which do not provide merit aid are out of the question.

There are plenty of lower ranked schools that would provide merit aid to your son. If you are really looking for a financial aid package above all...then look a couple of rungs lower on the competitiveness threshold than where you are looking now.

Being a double major is challenging in music.

08-19-2009, 07:22 PM	#384
thumper1 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 9,289	KL-Mom...Your post is very confusing. You say your son will not qualify for any need based aid. That would mean that your EFC (expected family contribution) is very high. Is that correct? If so, what is the issue? Can you help your kiddo pay for college or not? If not, well then those top schools which do not provide merit aid are out of the question. There are plenty of lower ranked schools that would provide merit aid to your son. If you are really looking for a financial aid package above all...then look a couple of rungs lower on the competitiveness threshold than where you are looking now. Being a double major is challenging in music. Last edited by thumper1; 08-19-2009 at 07:27 PM.
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