<p>My son got his FA package from Clarkson today.</p>
<p>$2428 was gapped, $8000 in loans and $1200 in work study. </p>
<p>This is the first FA package for my first kid so I don’t have anything to compare it to but it seems doable if necessary…</p>
<p>What do you mean by gapped?</p>
<p>My son's EFC is zero. Clarkson doesn't meet full need like, for example, University of Rochester. COA minus Total Award minus EFC = Gap. </p>
<p>At least that's how I define it.</p>
<p>I got an extremely similar one. The only difference between your son’s and mine is that I have a 4K gap instead of a 2.5K one.</p>
<p>luckskywalker7,</p>
<p>Also my son got a $9000 merit scholarship which was very nice but to keep it he must maintain a 3.25 GPA. That seems like a lot of pressure to me, one C might put his scholarship in jeopardy.</p>
<p>Clarkson seems like a solid college, especially for engineering. But my son is scratching it off his list, he got better FA offers from Union, Binghamton and Buffalo and is also considering RIT.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>