Financial Aid Even when EFC is almost full?

happymomof1
Wed, 07 Nov 2018 04:03:37 +0000

Given that each college and university sets its own aid policy, knowing only your FAFSA EFC is pretty useless. You need to run the Net Price Calculator at each college and university website. Those will give you a more accurate notion of what your aid packages might look like. Some do include estimates of merit-based aid.

Many of the more generous private institutions use the CSS Profile in addition to the FAFSA. So read the financial aid information carefully for each place on your list. Once you have filed the FAFSA (and the Profile if it is needed), you can discuss an additional special issues with the financial aid offices.