@Yonkers6thBoro
Ooof. That was a demoralizing read, but thank you for sharing it.
@Thorsmom66
The school my kid is thinking of applying ED to admits fewer than 15% of applicants and is need-aware. On the bright side, they do meet 100% of need (as defined by them, of course). We are willing to pay the EFC even though it is an astoundingly huge amount to us. It is a difficult reality that my kid has worked hard and we are willing to sacrifice to find a way to pay our EFC at this dream school, but my kid could get denied in part because we are middle class.