I had already done the SSS; however, I had stopped short of actually paying. I was interested in seeing which figure from the W2 was actually used for the calculation. I went ahead and completed it this morning and our EFC comes in right about 25k. But of course they have my retirement account balances but not how much I’m contributing currently which is at or near the maximum for me (I qualify for both 403b and 457) and we just increased hubby (which isn’t reflected in the SSS and I guess I should’ve mocked that) so I guess I don’t know too much more than before.
When I say I’m s planner 
this is actually for next year as DC is currently in 7th grade and will apply next year.