<p>Sorry I know this is going to sound like a dumb question. When completing FAFSA for both of my kids(will have 2 in college in the Fall), our EFC for both kids was pretty much full pay. How does the college look at scholarships and the fact that although one of them is NMF and will have a large scholarship, the other one is getting a small scholarship(about 5k per year)? In essence, the amount we will end up being out of pocket for both after factoring in all scholarships is about full freight for one. I know we are very lucky and I don't want to come across as selfish or ungrateful. I just wondered if the child with the large scholarship would prevent the other child from qualifying for work study or a Stafford loan. We won't know anything from their school until April.</p>
<p>For FAFSA purposes, whatever aid students do or do not receive is irrelevant — Profile schools may take it into consideration (they do ask), and schools may have their own forms that ask. </p>
<p>No, the fact that one kid has a full ride won’t even impact the federal aid available to the other kid.</p>
<p>Since you say that your EFC for both kids is “full pay” then your child will NOT qualify for Work study. You have to have need to get that. And, this has nothing to do with the other child having a scholarship. Work-study is a fed program to put towards “need.” </p>
<p>As for loans…both of your kids can get unsub fed loans. Even your NMF kid’s scholarship is not covering full COA, so that child can ALSO get about 5500 in a fed unsub loan.</p>
<p>For instance, if that NMF kid is going to Bama, then his scholarship’s value is several thousand under COA (even the housing part is put down as around $5k, even if it’s used for honors housing).</p>
<p>Thanks for the help kelsmom and mom2collegekids. That’s what I thought. I was just trying to make sure. My kids can still apply for other non-work study part-time jobs. I think it is important for them to contribute to their education. They have both worked part-time jobs in high school and contribute a portion to car insurance and cell phone bills. We have not decided if we will try to have our NMF kid work during the school year or just summers.</p>
<p>Yes…many schools have non-WS jobs. These are often the jobs that require a “skill”…like tutoring or being a lifeguard at the pool. </p>
<p>Both of my kids were paid tutors at college…not work-study. Neither kid worked the Fall semester of frosh year. Both began working for spring semester. I wanted them to have an easier adjustment period for their first semester. And, both worked over summer as well.</p>
<p>And, usually there are jobs at the off-campus hangouts around campus or the stores, etc.</p>