Which colleges provide early financial aid estimates for ED?

[Mwfan1921]

This thread identified some schools where posters have received financial aid pre-reads, although not necessarily limited to ED. As always, one should directly contact the school(s) and ask for a financial aid pre-read.

Financial Pre-reads, including merit + merit ED

This post is editable. Click the icon in bottom right corner and add your school. After reading another thread, I became curious about colleges offering financial pre-reads to students before they apply, and that some colleges apparently offer a pre-read including merit aid. This seems very sensible, as it would probably stop a lot of students from applying to colleges they can’t afford, while also encouraging other students to apply. I’m not sure though why people wouldn’t just use the NPC, barring those from self-employed families or other unusual circumstances. How does this process work, and more importantly, which colleges offer Financial pre-reads, especially if they include merit aid? Let’s start a list of colleges that officially and unofficially offer financial pre-reads and/or merit aid ED, in alphabetical order. Please add a college to this list by clicking the pencil icon, bottom right corner. EDIT: Not checked for accuracy. Centre College ($5k ED stackable m…

@tsbna44

Isn’t an NPC # basically this ?

Adding to what ski said…many NPCs are just not accurate, even for people with straightforward finances. Example…American University. At a recent conference an FA staff member said it’s not accurate and just don’t use it.