<p>Our EFC is $9000 because next year we will have 2 kids in school. Ithaca gave my D an offer with an expected cost of $26K, we’ve gotten them down to $20K. I’m still insulted that their offer was nearly 3 X our EFC. Hofstra it appears has only awarded her loans & work study. Oh goody, I could have gotten that from a state school, actually she probaly would have gotten more because she is #9 in her graduating class. I guess she’ll go to her last choice school, as they are the only ones that seem to get that we need financial aid. It’s a good school, so I shouldn’t feel bad, but it hurts to say “NO” to a dream.</p>