<p>How much money per year is too much money when applying for financial aid?</p>
<p>My parents think they are in to high of an income bracket.</p>
<p>I'm apply to private California Colleges, should I just apply early with no financial aid or apply regular?? Does it help??</p>
<p>I wish i had your problems. I would figure if your family earns 200+ no point of applying for financial aid.</p>
<p>Usually colleges will look at things beyond just your family's yearly income. They'll take into account where you live (some places have a higher cost of living that others), how many people depend on your parents' income (1 kid versus 3) and other things. </p>
<p>I think there's an EFC calculator somewhere on this site that will estimate how much money your family will be expected to contribute to your education. You could use that, and then compare it to the tuition for the colleges you're considering. There's a link to it in the Financial Aid forum.</p>
<p>You can find EFC calculators on the College board's site, on the FA pages at Princeton, Williams, Dartmouth and a some other schools</p>
<p>Be careful which one you use if you go to Princeton's site. They have a different calculator that's much nicer than most!</p>