<p>Hello, not sure if I am reading this correctly but my understanding is that the financial part of the app would be based on your most recent taxes, ie. 2012. You can do a trial FAFSA to find out your EFC and yes, it may differ from the school’s estimate of your EFC based on their own process. Ue the net price calculator for the school (which should give you their own EFC) and a sample FAFSA, based on 2012 taxes.</p>