Sibling "discount" Question

Paying for College
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Does anyone know – For schools that reduce the family’s contribution because a sibling is also in college, how does the younger sibling’s school handle it if the older sibling takes a 9th (or 10th) semester to obtain their undergraduate degree? Do they consider that to still be “two in college” or do they end the “discount” when the older sibing has finished 8 semesters?

I know FAFSA is changing the “sibling discount”, but hopefully the Profile schools arren’t.

Thanks!

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Since it is up to the school to give the discount, it is up to the school to set the terms. You’ll have to check.

D’s BF started grad school when his brother was a freshman, and they gave the brother the discount for 2 years (I think it was 2 years).

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