Bethorama33

Do you think the colleges care if a family was anticipating two in college and only one ended going? In some ways, it could have resulted in the same EFC if both went to expensive schools but if one went to the local university it could have been a lot less expensive for our family?

MOM2TX

My sons attend private universities. Sibling #1's university requires every student receiving need based aid, who says a sibling is in college, to submit verification of enrollment from the sibling's university. There is a form that is filled out by the financial aid office at sibling #2's university, and returned to financial aid office at sibling #1's university. This is done every year. Sibling #2's university has a similiar form, but they do not require it of every student receiving need-based aid, just selected ones. Both say clearly that financial aid awards will change if the sibling is not enrolled, and you could have to pay back money you were awarded in first semester/quarter. These are both universities that meet 100% or nearly 100% of need. I don't know if other universities are as strict.

thumper1

We also had to submit a verification of enrollment for our other sibling in college. This had to be sent about 6 weeks into the term...son that the colleges could be certain the sibling had not dropped out either before or at the start of the term.

Bethorama33

We will defineltley put there is only one going now but it changes what we have for financial aid unexpectedly as each child would have had some loans and scholarships each below our efc. I keep over thinking what I should add as special circumstances. I'm hitting the go button today on the long and confusing CSS Profile form!