<p>I got accepted into the pharmacy program at Northeastern. My EFC was around mid 20000s but they only gave me a 5000 a year scholarship and 3500 a year subsidized loan. My parents cannot afford to pay $40 k but this is the school of my dreams and my top choice. Is there any other way to get aid and shouldnt they match my EFC or no? need help thankyou</p>
<p>They don't match your efc b/c they're not a 100% need met school. In fact they usually meet about 50% need, and that includes loans. You can make it clear to both the admissions and financial aid department that you cannot attend without more help. You did submit the CSS Profile, right? They won't give you institutional funds without it.</p>
<p>I'm in the same position as you are. Except my efc is around 5000 and I'll still need to borrow around 20,000 not including the federal loans. I'm thinking about it this way, once you attend there are many scholarships in school that you can apply to and the co-op would be also able to help pay for school if you are willing to use it for that. Since your in pharmacy, you will probably make 100,000 starting out from school which would make it easier to pay off loans.
If that doesn't work you could always beg and plead at the financial aid services. I doubt it will change anything, I already tried lol, but if it is really your top choice then i believe you will find a way to make it happen. Best Wishes!</p>
<p>Well my mom's going to see if they will reconsider and offer more aid. 5k is certainly not 50% of MY need!</p>
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If your EFC is mid-twenties, then that is what has been calculated that you can afford to pay next year. Let's say tuition next year is 43K, and your EFC is 25K, then your need is 18K. If you are getting 8.5K in aid (free + loan) then they are providing you with about 50% of your need. </p>
<p>You sure the scholarship is 5K per year and not per semester?</p>
<p>tuition is 48k and yes it is per year so im only getting about 1/3 need met. We sent them some more forms and my mom is gonna call . Hopefully we can get a little more out of them.</p>
<p>Well good luck, post your results. Be prepared to go to a less expensive college.</p>