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What "hurts" & "helps" in CSS PROFILE - parental med school debt, parental retirement savings, etc?

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My spouse is a physician and our family income is high (above $250K). Understandably, our EFC from the FAFSA is also high -- unfortunately way too high than we can actually pay. Partly this is because we are still paying off considerable medical school debt. Spouse went to med school slightly later in life, and unless you're independently loaded, med school loans were just our cost of doing business to having a fulfilling, well-paid career. I'm not complaining at all - we are so much better off than the vast majority of people, and I have no doubt that my kids will have quality college educations at many types of schools. We're so lucky. But I AM wondering if we will be hurt or helped when we fill out the CSS Profile for various schools where my D17 is applying. I know all colleges use their own mysterious institutional formulae with the CSS Profile and institutional grant aid, but can we expect that our considerable med school debt will influence what they think we can pay? We have been aggressively saving for retirement (see: late to med school & therefore fewer years of earning). Does our retirement savings "count against us" in this process? Thanks for helping to remove some of the mystery! :)

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