CSS Non-custodial profile impact on EFC

thumper1
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:00:04 +0000

Are there any EFC estimators out there that factor in the impact of filling out the CSS non-custodial parent profile on the EFC?



If a particular SCHOOL has a finaid calculator…use that one. The problem with any others is that schools use the non-custodial parent info in varying ways.



You can have one set (dad and step) making six figures, and then you can have the other set (mom and step) making minimum wage and they’re just given one big EFC??? LOL



Why is this a “LOL” situation? The FAMILY contribution is one number. Even with MARRIED families,there can be a huge disparity between what one parent earns and what another earns. This doesn’t matter. The colleges do NOT care where your money comes from…they compute a cost and it’s up to the family to figure out who pays what.

To the OP…if putting your income and assets down on your CHILD’S financial aid application forms is an issue, have your kiddo apply to FAFSA only schools. That solves YOUR problem.