<p>Our EFC was a little above 6700. We are paying about 1 and 1/2 times that for the school my D chose, which gave her a very generous scholarship and a grant too. Some of the schools to which she was accepted expected us to pay a bit over 3 times the EFC - not workable for us. While our D had a “dream school” that was “meets need” we did not allow her to apply ED - we needed to be able to compare financial offers. She chose the school that offered her the best financial deal. A tier 2 school that has much to offer academically and financially. I learned so much here on this site. You were wise to seek the wisdom offered by so many here!</p>