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Financial Aid Acronyms 101: COA – EFC = FN – TA = UN + EFC = NPF!

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Craig

Your College’s Cost of Attendance minus your Expected Family Contribution equals your Family’s Need minus Total Aid equals your Unmet Need plus your Expected Family Contribution equals the Net Price for your Family each academic year you are in college. Get it? Good!

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Craig is a college admissions coach and founder of CollegeMeister. He previously held university admissions and high school college and career counseling positions in Baltimore, West Palm Beach, and Rio de Janeiro.

Filed Under: Advice & Analysis, Financial Aid

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