FAFSA tips with a lot of dependents

cptofthehouse
Mon, 07 Oct 2019 21:17:48 +0000

Yes. Most aid and merit money is directed towards freshmen. Dual Enrollment kids are considered freshmen until they finish high school. So, yes, if your oldest had fantastic grades and high test scores (ACT/SAT), he would have been in the running for merit money.

No sense brooding about that. I think youve done very well with the path you ve taken. Big merit money is hard to get. Get hustling over to the community college with your son and find out what is available for one of their best transfer students moving on to a 4 year school.

But for your next one, make sure you are in track for testing. Like National Merit qualifications? Like the PSAT? Those things can bring $$$ to the table. No guarantee, but possibilities you might have missed with your oldest. There are full ride scholarships out there for top students.