# Understanding FAFSA: Expected Family Contribution (EFC)/ Student Aid Index (SAI)

## Understanding FAFSA: Expected Family Contribution (EFC)/ Student Aid Index (SAI)

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0:00 don't let changes to the FAFSA disrupt 0:02 your application process I'm Whitney 0:04 fizel the director of enrollment at the 0:06 University of Phoenix I'm sharing some 0:08 changes to this year's FAFSA application 0:11 that you may not know about we've 0:13 already covered two other changes in 0:14 this series and make sure to check out 0:16 our channel so you can check them out Expected Family Contribution 0:18 another change is the expected family 0:20 contribution also known as EFC it has 0:23 been replaced by the student aid index 0:26 or S A the S is an El eligibility index Student Aid Index 0:31 number used to determine how much 0:34 federal financial aid you may be 0:36 eligible for both the name and formula 0:39 have changed meaning your qualifications 0:42 for student aid may change too so don't 0:44 be surprised if this year's financial 0:47 aid eligibility looks different than 0:49 last year hopefully you found this video 0:51 helpful definitely check out the other 0:53 videos in this series to learn more 0:55 about the other changes that have come 0:57 to the FAFSA this year
Both the name and formula has been changed for The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to the Student Aid Index (SAI).

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