Affect of sibling in grad school on grant award

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Vermont
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<p>A major portion of my son’s financial aid package is in the form of an institutional grant. I am concerned about the implications of this over the 4 years of his attendance. The biggest change to our FAFSA information on the horizon is that my daughter will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in the Spring 2013. Her plans are to attend graduate school. Some schools consider siblings in grad school as “college students” when determining aid, others do not. </p>

<p>The 2 FAFSA questions related to this are:</p>

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<li><p>How many people are in your parents’ household?Include….your parents’ other children if (a) your parents will provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012</p></li>
<li><p>How many people in your parents’ household will be college students between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012? Always count yourself as a college student. Do not include your parents. You may include others only if they will attend, at least half- time in 2011-2012, a program that leads to a college degree or certificate.</p></li>
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<p>In response to both of these, I would expect to still be able to include my daughter.</p>

<p>After calling UVM financial aid office, I came away with the impression that UVM will still consider her a college student, so the overall impact on my son’s FAFSA may be negligible.
My question….does anyone have personal experience with this situation at UVM? If so, can you share the details/financial impact, especially re: the grant award?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>