Sorry for any misunderstanding. What I am trying to say is that at this time, we have around 3k, but we should be able to pay any costs around the given EFC of 6000 later in the year(probably at most 7000). I have used the net calculator and stony brook’s website for certain merit opportunities and I have a strong chance of receiving a good sum of money(calculator came out to be some value between 6000-7000, I forget). In addition, I am eligible for the Excelsior scholarship with may contribute to most of the tuition costs.
As questioned at the beginning of the thread, should I expect a private school such as NU to come up with a similar package to what I received with their net price calculator, or should I expect close to double the net price calculated?