<p>^^^</p>
<p>Have your dad do the numbers again with stock market money. That may also affect your numbers.</p>
<p>I think your FAFSA EFC number is low. </p>
<p>I put in 100k in income and got $17k…when I added in 100k in stock and it came up with $20,000.</p>
<p>I didn’t do IM method. I think the finaid website has been pretty good. I don’t see why the IM method would be lower…I would think it would be higher or the same.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that most schools don’t meet need, so you need to understand that those numbers are not necessarily what you’ll be paying. Most schools do NOT charge a “sliding scale” based on EFC.</p>