<p>*this stuff happens because EFC is a complete joke. It assumes that parents will turn their lifestyle upside down, sell their home, and go into debt for the next 30 years in order to pay for college. *</p>
<p>You are mixing apples and oranges. FAFSA EFC does NOT expect you to do anything with your home…they don’t count your home.</p>
<p>As for CSS schools…well, those are mostly pricey privates…no one NEEDS to go to one. Just like no one NEEDS to buy a pricey car. No one needs to “complain to congress” because you can’t afford a pricey car.</p>