Financial Aid for Upper-Middle Class

linnylu
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:21:42 +0000

My concern was if we filed the FAFSA and the school saw our EFC that was over the COA, they would not offer as much merit aid. Merit at the private school my 1st child attends is based on gpa and ACT/SAT score, but it could be anywhere from $20,000-$26,000. I called the school to make sure that we did not have to file the FAFSA to qualify for merit aid or financial aid in future years, and then we decided not to file the FAFSA. Child1 was awarded the $26,000 even though their ACT score was a 32.