Financial Aid in Future Years

illinoisdad
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:42:59 +0000

We have five children, the first of whom is heading into her senior year, with sisters to follow her to college in her sophomore and senior years.

I have two questions (probably to start):

Are upcoming kids accounted for in the oldest base year aid calculation; and

How does our family get comfortable that a college/university will treat us fairly in years 2-4, especially where our oldest is likely to get little to no aid in the initial year?

I know we will need to review this with the fa officers at the different schools DD1 decides to apply to, but any suggestions and tips would be appreciated.

Thanks.