<p>Me EFC came up 0. I was ecstatic untill I found out that some colleges just wont be able to afford me.
Will these cover me well?
Boston University
Boston College
Wesleyan University
Columbia University
Binghamton University
Cornell University</p>
<p>If your EFC is zero and your parents do not have assets or income not reported on the FAFSA (such as home equity), then you will get generous aid from the colleges which guarantee to meet full need. From the colleges on your list, I believe that would be Wesleyan, Columbia, & Cornell – but you need to check their policies to be sure-- you would have a small amount of loans & work-study and grants for the rest, plus of course you will be eligible for a Pell grant.</p>
<p>Colleges like Boston U do not promise full need, but BU has a good chart on its web site where you can look up your stats and the amount of aid you are likely to get. </p>
<p>You may find this web site helpful – [CollegeData:</a> College Search, Financial Aid, College Application, College Scholarship, Student Loan, FAFSA Info, Common Application](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com%5DCollegeData:”>http://www.collegedata.com) – they have a feature where you can enter your EFC and then get a sense of what a typical aid package would look like at various colleges; the link to the feature is here:
<a href=“https://www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_netcost_tmpl.jhtml[/url]”>https://www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_netcost_tmpl.jhtml</a></p>
<p>Don’t several of those schools require profile for financial aid? The zero EFc (I am assuming it is the FAFSA EFC) will qualify you for some federal grants (Pell grant - the max is $4731 - odd number -, possible the ACG, possibly SEOG depending on the school) and federal loans. I think some of those schools require profile for their institutional aid.</p>
<p>Thanks Calmon. That was exellent. That gives me a very real idea of how I’m supposed to get through this.</p>