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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do I think this thread is one of those "I'm a lawyer, look at me, threads?" The answers are obvious if you spend 10 seconds googling.  No you won't get FAFSA loans if you make $225K.  Yes, there are NPCs.  Yes, you should be using them. Yes, there is merit aid but at a price. Yes, in-state is a great option.  Yes, you should be reading and educating yourself more instead of saying "look at me" on a mommy board.  [/quote]

OP here.  I thought it was clear, but I'm not talking about FAFSA loans.  I'm talking about getting aid from schools that claim they will provide up to the amount of any families' need.  In some cases, this means providing full tuition if the family makes less than $150,000 or 200,000, but for families over that threshold, these schools claim they will make up any gap in ability to pay the very high amount for the 4 years.[/quote]

Don’t worry about this.  Be more worried that you hate your job.

We are going through applications now and have a pretty high HHI.  Most of the NPC top out at around 100k so we didn’t bother filing the fafsa.  It is completely random which schools are throwing merit money to being the cost way down.  Our kids aren’t applying to those 90k+ schools.  My senior has decent but not amazing grades and went TO.

Now, my sister and her family have a much lower HHI than us and still come up with no federal aid on any NPC.   [/quote]

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