A Few Question on Financial Aid

starflake
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 18:55:38 +0000

My father owns a (very) small business (he is the sole owner/employee), and we are on the low income/moderately high assets end of the spectrum. How are business losses factored into the aid package? I read somewhere that they are added back into the family’s income, but that doesn’t make sense to me. Also, I read that your aid package is primarily income driven – is that true as well? I’m also curious to hear how accurate Duke’s net price calculator is; I entered all the information straight off of my CSS profile and was pretty pleased with the estimate (it was very fair and affordable for my family).

Thanks for your input!