<p>Thank you for the help! My parents actually didn’t even tell me what was going on as I’m starting law school and they didn’t want to stress me I guess, but my little sister let it slip. But the extreme circumstances is a change in financial situation. My sister said she filed the FAFSA in March, but it was marked in about April. Basically, I’m hoping to reach someone at Northwestern and see what could be done about deferring even a semester, because I do know that we are very quickly running out of time. </p>
<p>I’m still a bit confused, but are you saying that I should call the admissions office (I was given some other contact info, like a Caralyn Lindly, Director of Financial Aid, should I call her?), tell her the problem, and then ask for whatever help she can give me in coming to a solution? I don’t think this issue will be resolved in time for the first semester (or trimester?), should I ask her what to do about my sister starting maybe a semester later? I think this is the first time FAFSA has asked my parents to file by a certain time, as it didn’t happen with me or my older sister, so they might be a bit confused as well. </p>
<p>If my parents don’t file until the end of the month (which is what my sister says it sounds like is the earliest they can do it, and they do own a business), is there anything I can ask that will tell me what to do regarding a late start? I mean, obviously there won’t be a lot of aid left at this date, but without anything, I don’t think my sister will be able to attend, and it’s too late to even enter one of our state schools, and I feel terrible for her. Thanks everyone for the help (on both boards I asked this) and any further advice is much appreciated!</p>