<p>Below is a post from another thread… is it correct?</p>
<p>Also, there are a number of schools (I think Brown is one) that suggest they will meet financial need to the point that your cost will be what is typical for your state university. But note that in Massachusetts that currently translates into about $20K – considerably less than Brown, but still substantial for many families.</p>
<p>Does Brown meet 100% of shown need? </p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>"Also, there are a number of schools (I think Brown is one) that suggest they will meet financial need to the point that your cost will be what is typical for your state university."</p>
<p>I've never heard of any schools that do this. They'll give you as much financial aid as your EFC warrants after loans/owork study/summer income expectations, though</p>
<p>They use FAFSA and CSS/Profile to calculate an EFC and match that demonstrated need. They'll also match packages of peer institutions.</p>
<p>yes, but they have their own method of determining need. It's based on FAFSA and the CSS but they have some of their own considerations. </p>
<p>Jason, are you sure they match other schools? I don't think they do.</p>
<p>Only what they consider a peer institution, and while they don't advertise it, and won't always max in full, they'll typically increase packages if you received a higher package somewhere else. Problem is, we only consider Ivy + MIT and Stanford and maybe a couple of others peers, from my understanding.</p>
<p>At the very least, they will reevaluate aid if another institution they consider a peer gives more.</p>
<p>For my son, Brown increased its initial offer to match Yale's pkg.</p>
<p>I second what modestmelody has posted on this thread.</p>