Financial Aid for Second Child

<p>We are receiving some aid for our first child and paying the maximum that we can afford. Our second child will be applying for 2015, and wondering how that usually works. What if they don't go to the same school? I am thinking that we would either need to get more from the current school for the first child, or full tuition for the second child. Not sure either would happen. Do we need to address this at any point during the application process? Is it more likely to work out if they go to the same school? Any thoughts and advise would be appreciated!</p>

<p>I recommend that you NOT discuss FA during the campus visit/interview. At many schools, FA is determined in a separate committee AFTER the admissions committee makes its prelim list of desired candidates. Focus on child2 impressing on the basis of his/her own merits.</p>

<p>To reiterate a point made in another thread, to land a SugarDaddy/ SugarMama, you need to seduce the SD/SM first before he/she will pay your bills. </p>

<p>In your conversation w the AO during school visits & in the Parent Statement portion of the application, make a persuasive case for why schoolX is a great fit for child2, what child 2 brings to the schoolX community, and how you are perfectly fine w kids in 2 different schools. Consider using the school’s own application form, rather than a common app, so you can write a more tailored statement.</p>

<p>Because u will need so much more aid, it would be strategically prudent to apply to a greater number of schools.</p>

<p>Be aware too that sibling preference in admissions isn’t what it used to be. So admission into child1’s school is not a given. I know of quite a number of younger siblings WL by GMTson1’s school, including his own younger brother. We will have kids in 2 schools in different parts of the country, this fall.</p>

<p>Thanks for the advise. He would be happy at the public school but I hate to see him there. But he doesn’t want to board, so we are limited to certain schools. Luckily we have a range of schools within an hour, but doubt we would get full financial aid from any of them. I don’t know how persuasive he can be, and I am not sure I want to put him through this whole process. I know we will regret it if we don’t try, but if we don’t get aid, how do we do for 1 and not the other? </p>