Duke~ED financial aid situation, need advice please

[sybbie719]

<p>From Duke’s website:</p>

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Duke expects no parent contribution ($0) for domestic families with typical assets and a total institutionally determined income under $60,000.</p>

<p>[Duke</a> Financial Aid: Determining Your Need](<a href=“http://www.finaid.duke.edu/undergraduate/prospectives/howitworks/need.html#efc]Duke”>http://www.finaid.duke.edu/undergraduate/prospectives/howitworks/need.html#efc)

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<p>Typical assets usually means straight forward income from work and assets such as a primary home. having a small business is not a typical asset and they do not consider fluctuations in income for the self-employed a special circumstance. </p>

<p>Also linking Duke’s Financial Aid Guide to special circumstances</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.finaid.duke.edu/forms/online_forms/specialpart1.html[/url]”>http://www.finaid.duke.edu/forms/online_forms/specialpart1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;