menloparkmom

sorry , I meant the CCS Profile, not the Fafsa. Thanks Erins' Dad.

cptofthehouse

The only time an award will affect the sibling's financial aid is when that school calls and gets the exact information from that college. These days, some schools are doing just that. However, if the award is a one time award that was given the previous year, I doubt it would show up when the the info is requested.

Friends of ours have two daughters at schools that give good aid packages. Yes, the schools do check that both girls are enrolled. They don't seem to be concerned about what the other school is getting in terms of aid, however, But that is just a small piece of the picture. THis is a changing scene, and with money getting shorter, I would not be surprised if some schools do get an exact accounting. It would be more fair to do so. But right now, most schools seem to be going by formula and just verify that there is indeed a sibling at a college.

MLM

Interesting discussion. I've been wondering how our situation will play out. One twin, dd, wants to go to Community College first and the other will be applying to a variety of 4-year uni's. We don't qualify for financial aid (cal grants/etc), have a family efc of 46K (divided by 2 kids would have been 23K). We're looking at colleges for ds that give merit/scholarships and wondering how that will be impacted with one at Community College. Once ds receives financial aid pkgs next year I will be checking with each colleges financial aid office to determine any change. He's not applying to profile colleges.

3kidsatonce

I have 3 freshman starting at 3 different regional universities in Fall 2012, 2 are CCS Profile schools. All 3 universities Financial Aid offices are asking for tuitions bills from the other schools for the upcoming year. It will proof enrollment but also show parents cost. Time will tell if the best package hurts the others....