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So I tried the cost estimator on the website, and now I am scared.
Could a current student tell me approximately how much someone whose parents make just under 100k a year would be expected to contribute?
We've been paying for our 230k home for 4 years now, we have a 20k loan taken out because we had to help out a relative in a tight situation, and we have approximately 10k put aside total.