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<p>Trust me, I (staring down at my Chicago aid package) have not forgotten any of those things. That would be difficult for me to do.</p>
<p>When I said “signficant,” I didn’t mean “great.” We have a 26k EFC and still get 20k in grant aid, which I would consider “signficant.”</p>
<p>But there is a big difference between a $26k EFC and a $35k EFC. It can make a big difference in “free money,” and it sounds like this family can’t pay their EFC.</p>
<p>Unless I’m mistaken, I think he’s confirmed that the family income is around $110k. If so, I doubt he’d have an EFC of under $33k</p>
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<p>Is it? I assumed the OP was just extrapolating based on what’s been said in this thread. But this is getting off-topic.</p>
<p>OP, I think the best thing is for you to talk to your parents and run the appropriate financial aid calculators with them. We’re all just guessing.</p>
<p>Pierre quote: *actually it’s important to find an accurate range (probably not a good idea to disclose that here) of where your family’s income lies so we can try and make as accurate of a guess as possible as to how much financial aid you can get. *</p>
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and Pierre, about 110k/year.*</p>
<p>I thought he was answering Pierre’s question, but maybe he was guessing, too.</p>
<p>I do want some firm numbers…such as his brother’s FAFSA EFC. That will shed a lot of light on the issue.</p>
<p>It also helps to know if his brother will still be in college when he applies … that is, whether his parents will be paying for two kids in college during his freshman year.</p>