<p>Does anybody know how good Northwestern is with financial aid with early decision applicants? NU is by far my top choice, but I don't want to put my family in a difficult situation by applying early and getting a not so hot financial package. My brother attended NU from 2007-2011 so should I expect to get roughly the same financial package that he received? My family's income/assets are roughly the same as before. I used Collegeboard's estimated family contribution calculator and did not like the results at all; the expected family contribution was almost 10k higher than what my family paid for my brother at NU. Any insight owuld be awesome;Northwestern is my favorite school, and I really want to go there!</p>
<p>You should fill out the FAFSA cause the FAFSA will determine your EFC.</p>