<p>Or are the only two EFCs I'm going to get going to be from the FAFSA and the actual colleges? Thanks.</p>
<p>no, different schools use the information in different ways. You don't get a number after completing the CSS, you have to wait and see what the FA looks like when you get an acceptance from the school</p>
<p>Of course, the confusing POS that is the CSS Profile won't even give you a damn EFC, even though they make you pay for the headache. </p>
<p>Official hater of anything related to the CSS Profile.</p>
<p>If you enter all of your financial data into the Estimator on CB, you'll get a good estimate of your generic Profile efc. Of course, variations will occur due to the different ways colleges handle home equity or a sibling's private school tuition or a bunch of other items.</p>