Early Financial Aid Estimator (EFE)

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Student Information

Are you a US citizen, Permanent Resident, or student with DACA status?*

Yes

No

Student's First Name*

Student's Preferred First Name (Please utilize this field to indicate how you'd like to be addressed by the Office of Admission in all print and email communications. Your entry into this field will determine how you are addressed by our office moving forward)

Student's Middle Name

Student's Last Name*

Student's Email Address*

Birthdate*

I certify that I am currently 13 years of age or older.*

Yes, I'm 13 or older right now

Student's Mailing Address*

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Which admission plan will you be applying under?*

Early Decision

Regular Decision

College Entry Term & Year*

Are you a user of Raise.Me?

Yes

No

Parent Information

Parent Phone Number*

Parent Email Address*

Student Financial

Please answer the following questions as completely and accurately as you can. Estimating and rounding is discouraged.

As of today, what is the total current balance of the student's (and/or student's spouse) cash, savings, and other assets?*

Student's (and/or student's spouse) estimated 2017 wages, tips, and other compensation?*

What is the value of student's trust fund, if any?*

Parent Financial

Please answer the following questions as completely and accurately as you can. Estimating and rounding is discouraged.

Age of the older parent with whom you reside*

What is your parents' marital status as of today? (If divorced or separated, Carnegie Mellon will normally expect a contribution from the noncustodial parent unless documentation can be provided reflecting that such an expectation is unreasonable)*

If divorced or separated, how much child support for the student was paid by the non-custodial parent in 2017?*

Child support received in 2017 (Don't include foster care or adoption payments)*

If divorced or separated, how much will the non-custodial parent contribute to the student's 2019-2020 educational expenses?*

For the following question include yourself, your parents, your parent's other children. If your parents will provide more than half of their support from July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020 OR the children are determined to be dependents, and other people if they now live with your parent(s).

How many people are in your parents' household?*

For the following question include those who will attend, at least half-time between July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020 in a program that leads to a college degree or certificate. Count yourself as a college student. Do NOT include your parents even if they're in college.

How many people in your parent's household will be college students in 2019-2020?*

The answers to the following questions can be found on parent tax return, sum of lines 7, 12 and 17.

How much did parent 1/stepparent 1 earn from working in 2017?*

How much did parent 2/stepparent 2 earn from working in 2017?*

The answers to the following questions can be found on parent tax return, line 8a ad 9a.

How much taxable interest income did your parents earn in 2017?*

How much taxable dividend income did your parents earn in 2017?*

The answer to the following question includes, but is not limited to alimony, annuities, rental estate, royalties, partnerships, trusts, S Corporations, unemployment compensation, social security benefits, severance pay.

All other estimated 2017 parental taxable income*

The answer to the following question can be found in boxes 12a through 12d, codes D, E, F, G, H and S from W-2 Wage and Tax Statement(s).

Estimated 2017 parental tax-deferred compensation*

The answer to the following question includes untaxed portion of parent/s' and student's Social Security benefits, earned income credit, welfare benefits, tax-exempt interest, untaxed portions of pensions and IRA distributions.

All other estimated 2017 parental non-taxable income*

What is your parents' 2017 tax filing status?*

Single Head of Household

Married Filing Jointly

Married Filing Separately

Qualifying Widower

For 2017, what type of income tax return will your parents file?*

What is the value of your parents’ current cash, savings and checking accounts?*

Estimate of 2017 federal taxes to be paid (not withheld). Subtract line 46 from line 56 and enter the total amount.*

What is the current value of your parents' investments? Do not include retirement funds.*

What do your parents currently owe on their investments?*

What is the current market value of your parents' home?*

What do your parents currently owe on their home?*

What year was your parents' home purchased?*

What was the purchase price of your parents' home?*

What is the current market value of your parents' business(es)?*

What do your parents currently owe on the business(es) they own?*

What is the current market value of your parents' farm?*

What do your parents current owe on the farm?*

What is the current market value of your parents' real estate other than their home?*

What do your parents currently owe on the real estate they own?*

Submit

We understand that participation in the Carnegie Mellon Early Financial Aid Estimator will result in an estimated financial aid award only and is not a financial commitment on behalf of Carnegie Mellon. We realize that we must complete the financial aid applications form by the deadline of February 15, 2019. Additional information about applying for financial aid can be found here.

Student Signature (I have read the below statement of acknowledgement)*

Parent Signature (I have read the below statement of acknowledgement)*

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