financial aid question-advice needed!

infinity2008
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:33:27 +0000

This may sound like a stupid question but how should one answer this question- “how many people in household” on financial aid forms? I have 2 children, the younger will be filing for financial aid. The older child graduated from college last spring (2007), has a good paying job but is living home. We did not claim on our income tax as a dependent in 2007. This child will probably live at home for at least a year because has plans to get married and wants to save money.

Do some colleges expect that this child will contribute to cost of younger child’s education (believe me this is not going to happen)! Should we just not list as a household member??