<p>Hey, dear parents around, do you have any information on financial aid and scholarship?
And which do you think is a better choice- big and renown universities or personal small-sized college?</p>
<p>yuyttgoon - there is a thread here in the Parents Forum on Schools Known for Good Merit Aid (ie, scholarships). Re financial aid (need-based), it is a matter of completing the FAFSA and/or CSS Profile, depending on which the school(s) of interest requires.</p>
<p>Those will give you your EFC (expected family contribution). It will probably be shocking. THEN, different schools meet differing amounts of the need which remains after your family contribution. Some pledge to meet 100% of need. Many don’t and can’t. Even the ones who meet 100% of need may interpret your need differently. They also will vary in whether they fill you need with loans/work study or grants.</p>
<p>Let us know if you have more specific questions.</p>
<p>You can go to this site or College Board or others to do an EFC “estimator” and get an idea of what colleges will see as your family’s expected contribution.</p>