<p>If you mean that your sibling will also be in college 2 years from now then that will factor into your FA in 2 years, but not now. It seems from what you’re saying that you may not get any FA for your first 2 years (if parents can afford it & don’t have any other college tuitions to pay), but it’s worth applying for it anyway.</p>
<p>^^
My sibling will enter college when I am a senior in college. So my financial situation will change for my last year. I talked to a friend who attends Swat now and he gave me this link: [Best</a> Value Colleges for 2010 and how they were chosen - USATODAY.com](<a href=“http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/best-value-colleges.htm]Best”>http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/best-value-colleges.htm)</p>
<p>I think that it’s pretty awesome for Swat to be no. 1 in terms of best value!</p>
<p>^^
Yes, that’s awesome, but it doesn’t mean that if your parents can afford Swat that you’ll get FA anyway. When S was a student at Swat, we never qualified for FA (other than loans). Having said that, we were still satisfied with his Swat education.</p>
<p>^
Does your son have a lot of student loans to pay off?</p>
<p>Try running Amherst’s calculator with 2 children in college and parental assets minus 3 years of Swat tuition. Keep in mind that your sibling may not be able to get into a meets-full-need school, or an equally generous school; but this is not something that you can plan for in RD versus EDII, unless you are willing to forgo the opportunity entirely and attend a lower-tier school on merit aid.</p>
<p>Fortunately, he does not have alot of loans.</p>
<p>Could anyone explain what’s the difference between ED2 and RD in terms of financial aid?
I’m an international students with income low enough to need a full ride. I know they won’t accept me unless they have funds/think I’m worthy to get a full ride. So how should I apply to increase my chances?</p>
<p>^If you are willing to commit to Swarthmore and have run the numbers for FA, then EDII would be your best shot.</p>