Are you the student or the parent?
What CSS calculator are you talking about??
Scholarships are merit aid…not need based aid. And they have NOTHING to do with the financial aid application forms.
It sounds like your family income was too high to qualify for need based grant aid. Is that right? What was your Fafsa EFC?
Syracuse does not guarantee to meet full need for all accepted students. Out of State Public universities are usually very costly for OOS students…Pitt doesnt meet full need for all either.
Did you run the net price calculators for each college