Schools with great mechanical engineering program?

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<p>Hello I have run the program. Is it dangerous to my identity, family or person, if I post the amount that the NPC awarded in gift aid?</p>

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<p>no…there isn’t any info that would identify you unless it has your name or something like that on it. You can edit out any private info. Basic stuff like EFC, etc, doesn’t identify you.</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>The question you have to answer for yourself, is $21,000 per year ($84,000 total for four years) plus travel costs affordable to you and your family?</p>

<p>If it would involve more than Stafford loan debt, or otherwise be a financial stretch, you may want to look for other options (see post #11).</p>

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<p>Yes, thank you for the insightful scholarship. It is now my first safety, while University of Guam is my second safety. I think my family can afford 21000/year, however I will still apply for FAFSA. Is collegeboard’s CSS profile recommended?</p>

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<p>Whether you need CSS depends on the whether the school that you apply to wants to see it for financial aid.</p>

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<p>How did you find that admirable scholarship @ post 11, UCB?</p>

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<p>It is listed in one of the other links in #11 (the school is in Texas):</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-19.html#post16145676[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-19.html#post16145676&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Will I qualify for more aid if my EFC (CC’s efc calculator) was 5000?</p>

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<p>At most schools, grant aid is the larger of merit scholarships or need-based aid (which you can use the net price calculator to estimate). I.e. usually not added together except in special cases.</p>

<p>Do you mean to say that your AFC (actual family contribution) will be significantly more than your EFC of $5,000?</p>

<p>Remember that you can only borrow at most $5,500 in the first year, and most schools do not expect you to be able to contribute more than about $4,000 in work earnings over the first year (total student contribution of $9,500 at most). So your family would likely have to come up with at least $12,000 to cover a first year cost of $21,000 plus travel costs if you go to University of Portland.</p>

<p>Note that if you and your family can actually afford $21,000 plus travel costs, South Dakota State is within your budget even without financial aid or scholarships:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/financing/undergrad/cost/index.cfm[/url]”>http://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/financing/undergrad/cost/index.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>South Dakota Mines would need only a small amount of financial aid or scholarships:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sdsmt.edu/Admissions/Financial-Aid-and-Scholarships/ECOA/ECOA---Undergraduate/[/url]”>http://www.sdsmt.edu/Admissions/Financial-Aid-and-Scholarships/ECOA/ECOA---Undergraduate/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>My AFC…? This is the first time I heard that acronym. I ask if you may kindly explain AFC and its relation to EFC.</p>

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<p>AFC = actual family contribution = what your family is actually willing to contribute
EFC= expected family contribution = what a college expects your family to contribute</p>

<p>Similarly, ASC and ESC are actual and expected student contributions respectively. These would be student loans and work earnings (typical ESC varies from $4,000 to $10,000).</p>

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<p>I think my parents can afford 20 a year. 75+ income plus liquid assets</p>

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<p>If you aren’t sure, be sure to talk to them about it to make sure.</p>