I know this is an impossible thing to answer with precision but I was wondering if there’s anyone out there that could suggest an estimate for a similar situation.
I am planning to apply to Boston College this coming end of the year. I am currently a junior. My sat is in the vicinity of 1400 I plan to take it again and will also try the ACT. My will be near ugpa is 3.6 and my wgpa is 3.9. my efc is 10k and my family is <100k. Out of state student.
Since I realize that people with the exact same info as me can have a very different net cost, I’m not asking for exact numbers. I was wondering if someone could provide just a 'ballpark range" of what the yearly net cost would be.
Did you use the Net Price Calculator on the BC website? That would be the most accurate estimate for you specifically, unless your family financial situation is complicated by divorce, owning a business, etc. https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/bc Have your parents help you with the numbers so that the estimate will be accurate.
(Also, being out of state is not relevant for private colleges like BC.)
@evergreen5 yes I tried the npc but it gives a figure that seems bogus to me (50,500). There’s no way that’s the grant they are going to give me. So I am asking to see if someone got near a similar price.
Do your parents not have a lot of home equity? Anecdotally, my parents have similar income ($95k) but two residences and I get $45k in grants, which corresponds almost exactly to what the net price calculator predicted. In other words, I think that number could be realistic if your parents don’t have significant home equity. That said, there are others whose aid fell short of what was predicted by the calculator, but not by a huge margin. Have your parents assist you to double check, but it should be fairly accurate (someone correct me if I’m wrong here).
Based on my award and our family income, I would not consider your estimate as bogus. I was surprised as well when I received my award. It came out $500 more than my NPC BTW, so NPC was very accurate.
federal efc is also not very relevant to many private colleges. There are generally two factors that could make the npc incorrect: family business; home equity. If you enter the numbers correctly, however, it should be a realistic estimate.
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