Am I out of luck?

Paying for College
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<p>So a while back when applying for financial aid, I did the FAFSA and checked my EFC. Okay, EFC of zero, that’s good. But it turned out that all the colleges I applied to required the CSS PROFILE. I had no problem filling that out. The problem came when it turned out that since my parents had broken up some months before, I had to fill out the Non-Custodial Profile as well. When my parents broke up, they had also broken up all sorts of contact between them, so we had no way of getting in touch with my father. So we couldn’t provide any information about him. We contacted the colleges and they told us we could send in letters explaining the situation and they would waive the non-custodial portion. It took too long to get the letters done, the deadline passed and eventually admissions letters arrived with no financial aid offers. And that’s where we’re at now. I could probably still send in the letters but I’d be getting pennies, not enough to even pay for the first year. </p>

<p>I don’t know if I want to turn to private loans but at this point, it seems to be the only option. I don’t know if there are any other paths I could take so I’m hoping someone could chime in and mention any other options.</p>

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<p>Send in the letters. Ask for an adjustment of your financial aid package.</p>

<p>Even if you can pay without aid this year, there is no guarantee that next year there will be more money from the school you end up at. You may want to consider taking a gap year and reapplying next year when you can have all of the paperwork in order.</p>

<p>Alternatively, take a look at this list of rolling and late admission institutions. One may be a good fit for you.</p>

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