The financial aid I got does not match well with the net price calculator. Do you get
the closely matched financial aid with the net price calculator? What percentage of
the family business equity need to be contributed to family contribution? My family has
a small family business. Thank you for your reply.
The NPC often does not work well when the family owns a business - this is not just a problem at Columbia. Family businesses can be complex, and most CSS Profile schools need to be careful that the family business is not an asset/income shelter. I don’t mean to suggest that your family is playing games, etc. to artificially lower their income and make you appear needier than you are. The school has to protect against this because the potential is there.
At the same time, a good percentage of the time spent by the FA dept at this time of the year are due to questions and requests for reconsideration by families with small businesses.
It is complicated. But for the most part, Columbia is very generous and they want to work with families.