<p>^^^</p>
<p>While Rice was her dream school, I do not recall her mentioning that any other CSS profile school gave her any money. She had a low FAFSA EFC for FAFSA -only schools. Rice may have been the only CSS Profile school that she applied to.</p>
<p>She had a similar situation, land and expensive equipment. Land and equipment have significant value. In this cases…several hundred thousand.</p>
<p>Is the $60k income after-tax? Is that what your family lives on? And what about savings/investments?</p>
<p>The bottom line is…this student can apply to a few and find out …but he/she needs to also apply to some schools that will give big merit for stats.</p>
<p>And…yes…Curmudgeon faced this situation…he also mentions this in the Pre-med forum… His D got accepted to Yale, declined because of no aid, went to Rhodes on a big scholarship…she graduated…and is now at Yale Med school.</p>