<p>*meet a student’s full need with grants.</p>
<p>The interesting part is that they say families making under $180,000 are not expected to contribute much at all (at least for Harvard).*</p>
<p>Schools decide what your need is, not the family.</p>
<p>I don’t know what you mean by saying that those who make under $180k aren’t expected to pay much at all for Harvard. It depends on what your definition is of “paying much.” I would imagine that someone who is making - say $175k - would be writing a decent check to Harvard…at least about $18k per year. </p>
<p>I’m not really certain about that 10% rule for HYP and what it goes up to with only one child in college.</p>