<p>Poorhaus, try the EFC Calculator on the College Board Website! </p>
<p>Use your 2009 Tax Returns as a Guide. You can “Save” the information.
Do both “IM” & “FM” Formulas, print out both detailed calculations & look them over. </p>
<p>Just see what it says for “Contributions from Assets” “Contributions from Income”
While it will not be 100% accurate, it may give you some type of ballpark figure. </p>
<p>If your applicant does not have the stats to get accepted to a school which meets 100% of need & is need blind, at least start looking around. Try looking for schools which report that their Average Percentage of Need Met is between 85%-95%. While these are just Averages that the schools report themselves (no one checks up on them!) it may help you out to look at these type of statistics. </p>
<p>Does your applicant have a hook? Athlete? Musician? Is school more Male or Female?
Geographical Diversity? Does applicant come from a state where school enrolls very few Freshmen from that state?</p>