What does Expected Family Contribution or Student Aid Index represent?

A Total cost of attendance

B An estimate of how much the family can contribute to education costs, used by schools to calculate financial aid eligibility

C The amount of loans offered

D Tuition only

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

SAI (Student Aid Index, formerly EFC): calculated from FAFSA data (income, assets, family size, household info). COA minus SAI = financial need. Schools use need to award grants, work-study, loans. SAI can be negative (indicates high need). Not actual bill.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "What does Expected Family Contribution or Student Aid Index represent?" is Option B: An estimate of how much the family can contribute to education costs, used by schools to calculate financial aid eligibility.

The other options — A) Total cost of attendance, C) The amount of loans offered, D) Tuition only — are incorrect for this College Advising question. As explained above: SAI (Student Aid Index, formerly EFC): calculated from FAFSA data (income, assets, family size, household info). COA minus SAI = financial need. Schools use need to award grants, work-study, loans. S…

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What does Expected Family Contribution or Student Aid Index represent?

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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