Feeling guilty....should I feel this way? HELP

Consolation
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:24:36 +0000

I also agree with vballmom. I think you have a very good chance of getting significant FA from need-only schools.

It depends to a large extent on the school’s methodology. Our situation was somewhat similar to yours, and the FA awards varied by $20K or more from superb to terrible. (We have part ownership in a piece of real estate that we cannot touch or borrow against, but some schools insisted on counting it anyway and some did not.) Try some different calculators, look at the FA scenarios published by schools she’s interested in, and don’t assume anything until the offers are in. Even then, you can appeal, and some schools will make significant adjustments, even though others will not.