Financially supporting SO in med school question?

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Re: Financially supporting SO in med school question?

Yes, I'm sorry the question was so poorly worded.

I don't mean that they can "take" your salary. I mean how would his loan package change, etc. since they will expect me to contribute once we are married for FAFSA forms, etc.

His friend was just thinking that she would lose all her subsidized loans and any grants she has and instead they would expect her husband would make up the difference or they would take out more loans since now they have an income where before she had no reportable income as a student.

[poky]

Re: Financially supporting SO in med school question?

Actually, checking with the particular school is just as important as they have their own policies on how they process financial aid. Some schools will even demand parental income statements for 40 year old students. Some do include spouse income. It varies.

Yup, FAFSA and CWRU both wanted DH's parents' info, despite the fact that he's 36, been married over 6 years, and has been independent of his parents since he graduated from college 13.5 years ago. :huh:

I can't imagine there's any school that *won't* count a spouse's income as part of the student's "expected contribution", but I could be wrong, I guess. It definitely wouldn't hurt to talk to the financial aid office.

If it was a difference between all subsidized loans and no subsidized loans, that difference alone could probably pay for a pretty nice wedding...

Re: Financially supporting SO in med school question?

His friend was just thinking that she would lose all her subsidized loans and any grants she has and instead they would expect her husband would make up the difference or they would take out more loans since now they have an income where before she had no reportable income as a student.

Grants? What are these grants you speak of?

(Obviously, we get no such thing ... is this common?)