<p>Celeste—very interesting chart. Had never seen it expressed so that was helpful.</p>
<p>Am I reading it correctly to think that the colleges expect a slightly lower contribution for that one child if parents have additional children at home? Does EFC remain the same if there are two in college at one time? In other words, your $180K income with EFC of $45K—would that be the EFC if there were two children in college at same time, with $22,500 expected for each student, holding all else constant. (As in, assuming both were at schools with identical aid calculations. I realize that is unrealistic, but I just want to understand the process.)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>