Need Help: Divorced Parents, Confidentiality, Fee Waiver, COVID impact

[2plustrio]

@thumper1

My kids live with me slightly more so the fact that I make less than half of their dad does help a little. But dad makes about 200k so there wont be any other need based aid available.

@2plustrio

This is true for colleges that require the non-custodial parent financials. But there are plenty of colleges, even Profile schools, that do not require this information and where your kids might actually get some need based aid.

There are even some elite schools that meet full need for all that don’t require non-custodial parent info…University of Chicago only uses the Profile and a short form of their own, no non-custodial parent info. Vanderbilt doesn’t require the non-custodial parent Profile. I’m sure there are others.

And there is always merit aid which doesn’t take anyone’s financials into consideration…at the colleges that award merit aid.

He does have some slight chances with need based aid but I’m not counting on it to help prep my brain for the reality. We could potentially have 3 people in the household in college at one time by the time 2nd kid enters in so yes, that may help. The possibility of tuition exchange or fachex options will be looked into as well.