Question regarding awful financial aid award?/Plight of the middle class

<p>SBR - yes something is amiss here. With two in college, even with AGI of $200K, there should be a reasonable amount of aid offered. Without knowing all of the financial details (are parents small business owners, were there retirement contributions, home equity, etc), its hard to evaluate the full picture. Bottom line is that the OP should call Duke’s FA office and have them walk him and his parents through the details of how his need was evaluated.</p>