Need-Based Financial Aid Demystified

Estimate your expected family contribution (EFC) toward the cost of college in two simple steps, and learn how the college financial aid system works using this straight-forward guide that explains: expected family contribution, need-based financial aid, merit aid, the FAFSA, CSS Profile, the Federal Methodology, Institutional Methodology and the Consensus Methodology for calculating EFC. Great explanations and simple estimation tools are found here.