<p>OP, you need to run the net price calculators at each of these schools and take the results to your parents and have The Talk. These estimates of your family’s expected contribution, or EFC, can vary widely. You may find that your parents are unable or unwilling to pay that much money for your education. You need to know this now. You can also run the npcs to take into account your sister’s college costs so that you can know what your parents will have to pay when she starts. </p>