<p>Hi I'm currently a senior in high school finishing the last batch of my college apps.
Does Columbia offer decent financial aid for someone in my income bracket?
Money is a deciding factor. Thanks.</p>
<p>My family is around $200K and we got around 60%. Keep on mind they’ll match your offer with other top schools.</p>
<p>Depends on the details in the FAFSA and PROFILE</p>
<p>only one way to tell . . .</p>
<p>apply for financial aid and see what you get</p>
<p>P.S. Better to have the “how much can we afford net” discussion with your parents sooner rather than wait until April . . that way when the offers come in you’ll know which ones are financially impossible and you won’t get all aflutter about going there </p>
<p>In our family it had to start with a “2”</p>
<p>@FutureVPFinance - Do you mind sharing some more info on your financial situation? My parents’ combined income is less than $200K, but my financial aid package is not looking so great. </p>
<p>General question: For ED, does the financial aid package generally change (for the better) after submitting 2012 tax forms and other documents?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>@cuseas17</p>
<p>Depends on if your parents made more/less during 2012 than in 2011, since they do a little recalculation based on the new tax files you submit. For example, my parents made slightly less money and Columbia tuition/fees ended up going up, so we got slightly more aid in the end. Probably might do a bit with the state of the economy as well. </p>
<p>If you’re not happy with the estimate you can always submit a letter or something with your 2012 documents, or talk to the finaid office directly. They are nice if somewhat disorganized people.</p>
<p>Uh, financial aid depends on a lot more than your family’s gross income. It also depends on family size, your assets, etc.</p>
<p>Try this:
[Net</a> Price Calculator | Columbia Financial Aid and Educational Financing](<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/finaid/npc]Net”>Estimate Your Net Cost | Columbia Financial Aid and Educational Financing)</p>
<p>It’s for you and everyone else who wants an idea of the aid they will get.</p>