<p>The financial aid is only partly based on the income your parents earn. Assets count, too. You should look at the FAFSA Expected Family Contribution/EFC. This should be the first step every family takes before making any assumptions about finaid. A quick calculator can be found at finaid.org (QuickEFC) and they have a longer worksheet, as well. Also, the FAFSAForecaster. Depending on assets, your EFC could be high enough that your family is expected to be able to contribute roughly 45k.
Also, go back and be sure you properly filled out the CSS Profile- check every category you are not sure the meaning of. Sometimes, they explain it; sometimes, I swear, you have to google to figure out what they mean. There could have been a costly error.
Also, recent thread, <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1056595-good-news-bad-news.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1056595-good-news-bad-news.html</a> discusses mid-income finaid with some interesting views.</p>