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<p>I don’t know how you can tell if one is more or less accurate than the other. The poster in question maybe knows through some means that his family’s financial situation is average for those applying to that university. Perhaps determining the average financial aid for those most similar to him is more accurate than using the NPC. I don’t see how you can clearly say that in every situation the NPC will give a truer estimate than gathering information about actually awarded aid. I don’t see how you can even say it in this individual’s case but I haven’t actually seen the topic.</p>