<p>When I filled out the FAFSA in early January, our EFC came out to be $9400. That seemed pretty reasonable. Then last week it was changed to $14000 (gross income went up by $10k -- originally underestimated, apparently). And now today I get an e-mail informing me that my FAFSA was corrected again, and my EFC changed to $8k ($10k drop in income). Why? Not sure, possibly my mother's recent loss of unemployment benefits? It's confusing me...</p>
<p>But what does this do to my financial aid packages? Do colleges automatically send me another version of what they originally gave me, or do I have to contact them about my new EFC? I was already planning to ask one school to review my aid. In general, I didn't get great need-based aid from any school.</p>