<p>dancer1502, I’m not an expert, but just had a son go through it already. We had a 15,000 EFC and our parental contribution even with the scholarship was 25,000. That would make sense if they weren’t calculating room and board into your EFC. I know room and board is part of the cost of attendance.
I’ve seen on this board and others, last year, it varies greatly among students. If it ends up being "I really want to go there’ I will call to discuss it with them. Right now, my daughter wants to wait and see her other offers.</p>
<p>I did notice on an old post Sybbie719’s had this to say about her daughter’s results and EFC:</p>
<p>"Also different schools calculate or don’t factor different things in awarding financial aid and determining your EFC. Daughter got accepted to 7 schools last year, had 7 different EFCs and none was equal to the EFC on the FAFSA
Williams, Bryn Mawr and Tufts were approximately 2,000 to 3,000 LOWER than the FAFSA EFC</p>
<p>Barnard, Amherst, Dartmouth, Mount Holyoke were HIGHER than the FAFSA EFC
(we did end up asking for a financial review at Dartmouth as it was Daughter’s first choice and in the end they ended up meeting the aid package including EFC that Williams (her second choice) offered."</p>
<p>So, it pays to talk to them if you are intersted and ask them to break it down for you.</p>
<p>Aforementioned colleges, as do most top colleges, have their own aid formula. Institutional formulas consider home equity, etcetera. FAFSA doesn’t consider home equity. Big difference. :)</p>
<p>So, you’re saying that they do include R&B?
Then, I’ve gotten around 15K less than what I’d expected. Should I call them or email them, and whichever one I do, should I do it after receiving different offers at other colleges or just right now?</p>
<p>Before reading over those links again, I still don’t understand our award then. It still left 25,000 for us to pay and a 900.00 grant with the scholarship. All the calculators had us within 2,000 dollars of 16,000, 11,500 if they counted my son in grad school who is living home and 21(2 schools did)
Our home equity is low because we had to take a loan out for home repairs that were large. We couldn’t take a home equity loan again (not that I would!)
I will call them if others don’t come close either, but I’m sure although she would be a great asset to the school, honored by the 21st century award, my daughter wasn’t the “top” of the pile of students that applied, if they had to measure aid.
One girl on a tour there said they were very honest with her about not meeting need for everyone and not the same way. I don’t remember if that was on a CC campus tour review on another posting here.</p>
<p>Many schools are doing spring admission, including NYU. They really do want you . . . they just don’t have room for you in the fall. Maybe you can still go in the fall once accepted students start declining admission.</p>
<p>Hey guys! I am an international student and I got accepted to MHC ! I am soo Happpy !! Can anyone tell me what are the tuition and fees of it ? I read 52 000 $ on the web site, but is that the price or are there other expenses not mentioned? I heard it was rather 58 000$ and not 52 000 $ can anyone enlighten me ?? :)</p>
<p>^ Mine too, and then it went on about how they hope it doesn’t feel like a disappointment, how they feel we are independent and as awesome as the Fall 2010 class, etc. My financial aid was only for the Spring semester, also.</p>
<p>Spring and fall admission?! Can someone explain to me what those are? I was given aid for both…so what does it mean? I thought all colleges started in the fall…</p>
<p>@autumn - If you got fin aid for both semesters, then you are in for Fall 2010. I was accepted for January 2011, so I only have fin aid for the spring semester, as that is the semester that I was admitted (unwillingly) for.</p>
<p>@autumnfrost: if you receive aid for both, I think you are offered for Fall. Moreover, they will state in your letter if you’re offered Spring.</p>
<p>There is a 2,000 gap in my financial aid package compared to what my family can contribute. But I have not chosen which college to go to yet. Should I negotiate aid right now?</p>
:)</p>