<p>"I had a FAFSA EFC last year of $5600, which Barnard recalculated to around $2800 -- and Barnard expects us to actually contribute around $13K to her education; Chicago would have wanted us to contribute around $25K. The UC's --which do rely solely on FAFSA -- wanted around $7K. Those numbers are based on 2 in college, and my son turns 24 this year, so he drops off the calculation for next year and my costs will go up -- my guess is that I will have a FAFSA EFC of around $12K and end up paying Barnard around $20K for my d's sophomore year. "</p>
<p>Calmom,</p>
<p>Wow, I'm dizzy. Doesn't sound very "objective."</p>