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I just received a financial aid estimate from one med school I have been accepted to. It did not have any suggested family contribution--the total cost of attendance was made with scholarships, grants, and a bunch of Stafford loans. My parents are not wealthy, but they (and I) might be able to come up with a few thousand dollars from savings so I don't have to take out quite as many loans at least for my first year. My question is this: if the school I attend sees that my family contributed money (and I took out correspondingly less loans), do I need to worry that they will assume my parents can contribute the same amount every year, and will they reduce my need-based grants accordingly?
