We used the Net Price Calculator a lot and it wound up being pretty accurate in calculating merit awards and expected costs. I would also add that for anybody looking at D3 schools, be sure to go into FASFA as soon as it opens in October. Knowledge of the differing financial costs of these schools is critical, so the sooner you know if you would qualify for need-based aid, the better. Many of the top academic schools do not offer anything but need-based aid. So if you find out through the FASFA process that you do not qualify for need-based aid, yet you don't have the budget to spend $60K a year on a private D3, you can eliminate those schools.
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