<p>The ethos of MIT’s financial aid office is that is wishes to ensure that anyone that the admissions office has chosen to admit is someone who will be able to afford to attend. Ordinarily, they require the non-custodial parent profile, lest it be too easy to game the system to avoid paying money that the family can easily afford. Nonetheless, they do understand that that is not always possible. On the website ([MIT</a> - Student Financial Services](<a href=“MIT Student Financial Services”>MIT Student Financial Services)) it says quite clearly:</p>
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<p>This is very much done on a case by case, individual basis. Do exactly as they say. Contact them to discuss how to proceed.</p>