“I’ll just disagree with you, @Politipotamus that lots of schools are looking at the nastiness of Divorce A over Divorce B and waiving the NCP for Student A after all the forms are required, long into the process. Unless the school states up front that it will not consider the NCP, the Student will have to take the chance, apply in Dec or Jan and not know until April whether the school will even consider FA without NCP information.”
Again, when I advised the parent on her posted question, I meant that this is done by schools when a parent requests special consideration to explain extenuating circumstances. I know this from working in a financial aid office; it’s no different than when PJ is used to waive DOE requirements in awarding federal aid; Same situation.