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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]family income 125k[/quote]

As others have pointed out, use the net price calculator. At the upper ends of selectivity, all that matters is your family income. If your DC is a serious Ivy (and MIT & Stanford) candidate, you can assume that you will have enough financial aid in the form of grants to cover all of tuition. The range in different aid packages DC might get offered will reflect how much of the living costs will be covered. In general the expected family contribution will be in the $10-20k, range. Between summer jobs and work study and federal loans (don't use private loans), DC will be able to cover at least $10k himself leaving you with a parental contribution between $0-$10K.

The challenge is harder for students going to schools the next level down in selectivity. They are less generous with financial aid and you really need to shop around to find out what they can offer in aid. In order to get merit scholarships, a top student needs to climb pretty far down the selectivity ladder. Seldom will private schools (such as Grinnell, Oberlin, Reed) provide merit aid that exceeds tuition.  The public schools that offer merit aid (Ole Miss, Alabama, etc.) are generally relatively low selectivity.

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