75. How do I prepare to pay for college for multiples?

At first all parents feel this issue is a lifetime away, but parents of multiples should start planning college funds as soon as the family is financially able. Start by researching funding options, and remember, federal financial aid currently considers how many people in a family are attending college at the same time. Also, parents should consider saving for their retirement years first as there are no loans, grants or financial aid for that.

According to LifeTips' list of Wacky, Unusual, Left-Handed Scholarships and other sources, the following is a list of colleges with discounts or scholarships that are available to twins, triplets or higher:

• Carl Albert State College in Oklahoma
• George Washington University in Washington DC
• Lake Erie College in Ohio
• Morning Brown College in Atlanta
• Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
• Randolph-Macon Women College in Virginia
• Sterling College in Kansas
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania
• Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (offers $440 per child per fall & spring semester for twins and triplets' room expenses)
• Wilson College of Pennsylvania (offers a scholarship that pays 45% tuition for each twin or triplet)
• The Marie Simmons $1000 Scholarship offered by the New York State Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs

The book titled Raising Multiple Birth Children includes information about sending multiples to college and is available through MOST's Amazon affiliate program.

Other online sources with scholarship listings specifically for multiples:

• College scholarships for multiples from Twinsstuff.com
• List of unusual scholarships from Finaid.org
• Scholarships and college aid for multiples from BellaOnline
• College aid programs for multiples from CollegeScholarships.org

The US Department of Education's Student Aid on the Web site has information on grants, loans, repayment calculators, updates on the FAFSA forms, the application and admission process, and much more.

Petersons.com (search tools for some of the best colleges and universities, articles, and resources to help you find the right school, contact admissions officials instantly, excel on tests, and pay for college.)

For a list of other college and college test prep resources, visit our MOST Jr School page.

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