<p>Merman…I don’t understand what your issue really is…</p>
<p>you are at UC Santa Cruz…are you paying for this or are your parents or some combination? </p>
<p>I think you are spending too much time focusing on what others’ have gotten from aid. You don’t know their circumstances…their families are probably larger, they may have more than one child in college, their incomes may be lower. </p>
<p>You say that you come from a family of 3. That suggests that you are either an only child or you have an independent adult sibling. If so, then it is logical that your family’s EFC for your education would be rather high. What was your EFC?</p>