<p>My son is getting married, his soon to be wife wants to go to college. Is there any aid avail. for her to attend college? If yes, is it substantial? They have a son and are scraping to get by. Help!!!</p>
<p>It depends on the school.</p>
<p>IMO she should take 6 credits at a time at community college. With 6 credits she can get federal loans to cover them.</p>
<p>A married student can be considered independent and to that extent the EFC might change as the parents income and assets are not included.</p>
<p>However in reality, do not expect much financial aid. A lot depends upon the school and the students profile i.e. grades, scores etc. Your daughter in law to be is going to be competing with thousands of others and it is not going to be easy to get merit aid.</p>
<p>One trap you need to be careful, is the for profit vocational schools. They target young women with children and promise them aid to join their school with allure of high paying jobs. Most of the aid is in the form of loans. If they are already scraping by, then the last thing they needs is a lot of loans. The Community college option suggested by susgeek is worth exploring.</p>