To answer your original question: from what I have read on this site, when the NPC says EFC of 30K, that is what they expect u to pay. So if you get merit, the merit comes off the college grants, not your 30K EFC.
To answer your original question: from what I have read on this site, when the NPC says EFC of 30K, that is what they expect u to pay. So if you get merit, the merit comes off the college grants, not your 30K EFC.