CSS profile and a few questions

cptofthehouse
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 10:37:53 +0000

International students often have differnt requirements in the fin aid process. You have to follow the directions each school has EXACTLY.

First of all, that your parents are not married doesn’t matter. If you have both parents alive, you need financial info from both of them. Doesn’t matter if your father doesn’t pay penny one, doesn’t live with you, and won’t pay, wont’ cooperate, though you can request a Non Custodial Parent Waiver from each school and see how that flies. Both parents are hit up and whether they want to pay or not has nothing to do with it. Many parents don’t want to pay.

You put down your info and then the colleges will likely respond asking for what they want in evidence. They will likely want to know exactly how much you are paying for rent, taxes, food, living supplies, etc, living on what you do, unless that is something usual. Sometimes family live on little because someone is subsidizing the family in terms of not asking full market rent, covering utitilities cost, taking care of the food and other necessities. When you live on so little, this often becomes of great interest to the financial aid offices. But for now, you send in your info exactly as asked, and wait for the questions and request for other documents.