So back in February I submitted the FAFSA Online (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and it came back with my EFC (Expected Family Contribution) to be $20,143. For those not familiar with an EFC score it basically determines (based off your tax filings) what you (or your family if you are a dependent) are expected to contribute to a years worth of college. It calculates this based off your gross income and amounts of cash holdings. Long story short, the lower your EFC the more "free" money you receive in grants and scholorships.
Without getting into details, my amount came in rather high (not as high as some people I've seen) but high none-the-less. I stupidly did not do alot of research on what I should have done prior to submitting my numbers because mainly I did not know enough to even know to have done more research.
I finally got all my corporate tax returns back from my account and am going to call the FAFSA people tomorrow to make sure I have submitted the right information.
Its still early in the financial aid process, as Columbia has not downloaded my information yet, so hoping I can still make some adjustments.
Without getting into details, my amount came in rather high (not as high as some people I've seen) but high none-the-less. I stupidly did not do alot of research on what I should have done prior to submitting my numbers because mainly I did not know enough to even know to have done more research.
I finally got all my corporate tax returns back from my account and am going to call the FAFSA people tomorrow to make sure I have submitted the right information.
Its still early in the financial aid process, as Columbia has not downloaded my information yet, so hoping I can still make some adjustments.
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