<p>If your mom makes like 50k (4th grade teacher; URM), how much a year will Princeton probably cost?</p>
<p>No more than 2000/year at most, I'd think--you can check it out for yourself <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/main/admission-aid/aid/prospective/estimator/%5B/url%5D">http://www.princeton.edu/main/admission-aid/aid/prospective/estimator/</a></p>
<p>does that include room/board?</p>
<p>If your family income is 50k a year at Princeton will be pretty much free or very close to it. Harvard guarantees free tuition for families below a certain income, but Princeton's own formula acheives pretty much the same results.</p>
<p>I didn't include my dads income because they are divorced, bad idea?</p>
<p>Wow, this shows that my family will probably have to pay less that $1000 if I get in....given my rough estimates and hearsay.</p>
<p>It is bad idea - Almost all ivy schools will consider combined income of your parents, whether they are divorced or not :(</p>
<p>You can definitely explain divorced situations. If you can't contact the dad or he outright refuses to pay, the school will understand. Two of my friends had their FA adjusted after explaining circumstances.</p>
<p>I just don't want him to be included....he just got a real job as a pilot and has only been with the company a year...so I'm sure he only makes like 40k or something like that...but he supports my 2 half-siblings, stepmom, himself.</p>
<p>man they are making a mercedes C class with this free tuition!</p>
<p>why dont you just pay a ton of cash considering princeton is priceless</p>
<p>Not everyone has a "ton of cash" to throw around, and it is difficult to get your parents to co-sign a loan if you aren't sure about your financial future. I disagree that Princeton's "class" is degrading with the low-income students; in fact, I think it enhances the experience for the richer students and levels the playing field a bit. Sure, Princeton is priceless, but Princeton isn't Princeton without everyone who attends, poor kids and all.</p>
<p>So will I get to say my income is like 50K or like 90k?</p>
<p>Unless your dad absolutely refuses to pay, or your parents are separated and there's some other situation, I'm pretty sure you have to include him (as in 90k). But, I would ask a counselor or someone who would know better first.</p>
<p>omg....ugh</p>
<p>Using extremely rough numbers, we're talking anywhere between 3 to 8 thousand dollars that your parents would have to dish out each year.</p>
<p>why does it matter dude Princeton is worth it. you'll make millions if you want to after school</p>
<p>In all honesty, you must include your dad. Fin aid will not like it if an applicant is not truthful (not saying you are or aren't), and there can be consequences for not disclosing the truth.</p>
<p>Well for the FAFSA my bro (freshman in college when we did it, which was last year), his EFC was only like 5k</p>
<p>my parents make about 85k put together and our expected contribution was about 9,000 per year so that could give you a ballpark</p>
<p>What if your parents are divorced and you haven't talked to your dad in like three years and he doesn't really help your mom out financially?</p>