Why do people rely in indirect information when direct information is available?

[Vladenschlutte]

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I’m not an expert but I’ve filled out a lot of NPCs for a range of colleges. There seems to be two or three types of calculators so I imagine the accuracy does vary from school to school. One calculator only asks what is the parents’ after-tax income with the highest range being “over $99,999”. I can’t imagine that NPC being accurate at all. Some NPCs appear to estimate merit aid while others do not (they don’t ask for GPA/test scores).

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<p>I suspected something of the sort. </p>

<p>I think that’s your answer UCB.</p>