Getting and negotiating merit scholarships

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I would also think that, given the enormous cost of having 3 kids in college at once (assuming you do not already have other kid in college), for you not to receive need based aid, your income must be well above $200,000 a year.

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<p>I have to echo this–are you sure, OP, that your kids do not qualify for any need-based aid? You get an EFC>COA when you report having three kids in college at once? Playing around with the various online estimators, it seems like that would be unlikely unless your income is well in excess of $300K/year AND you have substantial assets.</p>