EFC #s from Y & P's Aid Estimator 5k more than their COA, Do I have chance w H and S?

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<p>Really need help to know if my DD has a chance to get financial aid from Harvard or Stanford when my EFC #s calculated from Yale and Princeton’s web site’s Aid Estimator/Calculator show around 5k to 10k more than their COA. </p>

<p>My dealine for sending all my Tax Info via IDOC to College Board is closing and I need to determine if I need to send all my Tax and Brokergage/Investment account info via IDOC to Collge Board if I don’t have a chance. The College Board will have the complete info (both personal and financial) of my family even more than IRS and I am very uncomfortable with that and extremely concerned if the info leaks out from them. Any one else has such concern?</p>

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<p>If you’re that much above for Yale and Princeton, it’s doubtful you’ll see a cent.</p>

<p>One thing however, is H does not count any home equity while S does. I don’t know where H and P are on this factor. So if home equity is a substantial part of assets in your calculation, Harvard could come out better, but we’re probably talking a few thousand at best as there’s an equity cap at almost all of these schools.</p>