Also, you don’t have to go to college in the US, you know. Seems like you would have to pay full costs if you want to (you might be able to same some time/costs by doing well on AP tests), but that’s your choice.
I am a bit in the dark. Is the OP under 24 years old? And they are making that kind of money? Why would they abandon that just to go to college in the US? And why now?
My son’s friend is going to college in NZ, but also got into several very good US schools. The money just did not make sense for him to go to college in the US (he is from NZ mind you, but has grown up in the US and been very happy here - even has a girlfriend of several years here).
I suggest you go to college near where you live, keep your job and plan to go to graduate school in the US if you so choose. No one scoffs at a Harvard Business School or Wharton MBA, let alone the myriad of other choices.
As for the EFC - that is meaningless if it is more than the cost of attending. No US college is more than 70K per year. But even so, I think you need to apply and make sure all the numbers are in US dollars.
Note that if you sell the business off, I see no way you would avoid paying full cost to a US college. But there are many like my son’s that give merit aid based on SAT scores and GPA - you could be paying 30K - 40K per year if you get good merit aid.
I want to know how his poor mum lives son 20K a yr in Australia. She would be on welfare. This kid, according to previous threads is a superstar, I think he can do a bit of basic COA vs EFC math. He runs his own business.
^ LOL. If someone has a million in the bank and do not work or invest, he/she would not be on welfare.
Omg thank you @Madison85 - @thumper1 Your value of business doesn’t mean that’s how much money I have…and I can’t sell the business because it’s a new business and is going to be worth in the millions, plus I have co-founders. It’s just like if someone owns an 800million business but has a yearly salary of 80k, it doesn’t mean that they have that much cash, they only have the yearly 80k and the 20% of so equity in that business, which is not cash but investment! And if I left the business it would be unstable.
Yeah and my dad isn’t really that relevant coz he’s like 83 years old…and retired and has 0 money coz he used to be an entrepreneur but lost it all. My mums 54, yeah I know they met a long time ago but it was love guys hahahaha. lol
And he lives in Cambodia but he’s from Scotland. And they divorced when I was 2, he doesn’t pay us contribution coz he can’t afford it. In fact I’m pretty much sending him money (he lives off welfare from aus gov) and supporting his family and mine. He’s remarried.
aussie101 - Your income and assets will make you a full-pay student anywhere in the US, so use the Estimated Cost of Attendance figures at each website to see what your costs would be likely to be. Since you evidently have a thriving business that at least some members of your family depend upon for support, perhaps your best option would be to study part time right where you are so that you can continue to run that business for a few years more.
Aussie, I still don’t understand why you aren’t staying put, and attending college where you can continue this business.