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<p>You’re wiser than your parents. Have your parents plugged their numbers into a FAFSA estimator like <a href=“https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/f4cForm?execution=e1s1[/url]”>https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/f4cForm?execution=e1s1</a> for an estimate of the Expected Family Contribution? Have them do that, and make sure they understand the number that comes out is per year. </p>
<p>As a parent, I entirely understand what your parents are going through. They want to do their best by you, which means making it possible for you to go to a great school. If they don’t know much about colleges, they won’t understand just how expensive college is. They also won’t understand that though you’re getting great test results, so are many other students. Your grades and test scores are important, of course, but so is knowing exactly how much financial support you can get from your parents. The saddest thing here on CC is when students have acceptances in hand but can’t afford to attend the schools.</p>