<p>We received the tentative financial aid package today.
It is very good. Dartmouth will give us $31k grant.
Our EFC is about $6000.</p>
<p>that sounds wonderful. It looks like this is going to be an affordable option for your family.</p>
<p>I don't want to be an intruder, but how much does your family make per year to get that package.</p>
<p>My parents together make around 90k, but they both have their own businesses, so we have to pay 10k per year for health insurance, etc. Thus, money will be a big issue for me applying to an ivy league school.</p>
<p>yes, sybbie719
We are very satisfied with that package.
Our family income is $50k. One person works.
We put $14k into 401k so our AGI is $36k.</p>
<p>FYI, the money that you set aside to your 401K is acutally added back in as income when they calculate your FA.</p>
<p>Since the college requires both the FAFSA and the CSS profile they do look at a number of thing when putting together a package; your income, assets, home equity, the business, the age of your parents (as a portion of their income is "protected' for retirement), other siblings either in college or are in secondary school where parents are paying tuition.</p>