<p>Which methodology did you use to calculate your EFC? You should have had a choice between the Federal and the Institutional method. The Federal method comes out higher, but it’s not the one private schools use. </p>
<p>It sounds to me like a fabulous financial aid package. They are essentially covering your full tuition and half your room and board. That sounds extremely generous to me, but if you absolutely can’t make it work, you should definitely get in touch with the NU financial aid office.</p>
<p>You might want to reconsider the work study idea. I think you might find work study less strenuous than your job is now. In college, you have the opportunity to manage your time and your job scheduling very differently than you do in HS where you are stuck in school all day every day.</p>
<p>I hear there are studies showing that students who do some work study, actually get better grades. I haven’t been able to track down and verify that study, so if anybody has seen it, I’d love to hear about it.</p>