<p>For two of the colleges on my CSS profile, on the housing code section I accidentally marked “With parents” instead of “On campus.” Will this affect my aid package? How can I go about changing this?</p>
<p>Call the schools and ask them. There is no way to change the Profile ONLINE. Did you submit to these schools at separate times? How is it that you have it correct for some and not for others? Granted it’s been a few years, but my recollection is we completed the Profile and indicated the housing option ON it…then submitted the same thing to all the schools.</p>
<p>Regardless…call the schools as yes, this COULD affect your aid. Most schools have a lower cost of attendance for students living at home with parents than for students living on campus. The schools will tell you what to do.</p>
<p>I believe both the Profile and the FAFSA ask about your housing plans for EACH school. This makes sense because if a student is applying to multiple schools the preference could change depending upon the schools location relative to the students home. Obviously at an OOS school the student would be unable to live with parents and commute to campus each day. I do wish there was an option to check multiple options for a school and compare the aid packages offered for each. My son has applied to 2 schools that are technically within commuting distance. He prefers to live on campus for the “complete experience,” but it will come down to money.</p>