<p>What happens if you appeal your finaid package and receive a better offer, but the estimated 2006 income you put down on the appeal form turns out to be lower than your actual 2006 income later on? (I'm NOT trying to cheat the system, it's just that my parents' employer has its ups and downs and it's hard to predict their actual income this early on in the year). How much influence does the 2006 estimate even have on the finaid package?</p>
<p>THe prediction IMHO is not going to have much bearing on your current FA situation because theoretically everyone at any given time is prone to ups and in their employemnt income so the school does not have the luxury of dealing with hypothetical situations. </p>
<p>If you have an **actual change ** in your financial situation, then you can go back to FA showing your change and they will re-evaluate your package at that time.</p>
<p>I just called the college, and the finaid officer told me that the evaluation of my offer was based solely on my estimated 2006 income (BUT i've also sent in a finaid package from a comparable school, which this school is known to match such offers). The officer told me that if my parents' income is higher than the estimate, we will have to repay whatever the actual income says our efc should be. Not that that's wrong, it's just that it seems like if i had just sent in the other college's better finaid package i would have still gotten this better offer without worrying about my parents' actual 2006 income</p>
<p>My first offer from the college is just simply not realistic. Worse is that the amount of loans and efc each year will be increased even if finaid status stays the same and the cost of living increases (gas! :0)</p>