<p>This may be a stupid question but is the EFC figure the amount of contribution per year or for a 4 year college?</p>
<p>per year- because your circumstances may be different next year ( and as a sophomore- will be eligible for larger Stafford loans)</p>
<p>It is for 1 school year that starts in the Fall. The FAFSA has to be updated every Jan/Feb for the following school year and every year you will receive a EFC.</p>
<p>actually the renewal FAFSA is due much later- March or April for some schools :)
<a href="http://www.finaid.org/questions/faq.phtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.finaid.org/questions/faq.phtml</a></p>