Divorced parents and financial aid??

LoveArtForever
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:20:55 +0000

I’ve been thinking of applying to Bates or Colby (honestly I don’t really have much to distinguish them from one another as they seem really alike and I’ve never visited either), and I was leaning towards Bates because I’ve heard it has an artsier and less isolated vibe. However, my parents are divorced and my mom (custodial parent) only makes about $30,000ish (Both my parents’ incomes together would be like $76,000). I saw that Colby doesn’t use the noncustodial parent’s income in determining financial aid, so that is a big factor for me- I’d pretty much be golden for financial aid. Is this true that they don’t use it?? Is this a factor that should encourage me to apply to Colby as opposed to Bates? They say on their site that they sometimes take noncustodial info at a later point, but what does that mean? If anyone could help that’d be great! :)