<p>Mount Holyoke told me that if my FM EFC is higher than the IM, they use the FM amount. IM has parent paying 18K and student 2.5K, FM has 21.5 K parent, and .5 K for student. (using College board calculator). Will most schools use the higher amount?</p>
<p>Hmmm… I’ve never heard of that but, honestly, most colleges don’t give many details about how they use the figures we parents give them. I would direct that question to each college’s fa office.</p>
<p>If the CSS numbers won’t be used to reduce my EFC, then I probably don’t need to worry much about what I put there, so long as the major numbers are accurate.</p>