<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>I am an international student and I could use some help of you filling the CSS Profile.
My parents make around 55,000 dollars (together) a year, less taxes, so I really need financial assistance. However my parents are self-employed: they run a business.</p>
<p>But the truth is my parents don't own one, but three companies. Yet one company basically does not exist, my parents created it so as to buy the house; the second does not produce anything in years and has no employees as well, and my parents are trying to merge it with the main company, at which they work every day. But even the main company has had a negative balance this last year because of the crisis.
However my parents own 100% of the two first companies and 96% of the third, and each company still has a lot of money. Fictional money because it is destined to pay for loans and debts. Basically my parents can't even take a crumb from each firm to pay my studies.</p>
<p>My doubt here is whether declaring the three companies is going to hurt my financial situation. I really can't afford US college unless with a little help from grants.</p>
<p>Could you clarify me on how does College Board or the Financial Services of each university look at this section of my f.a. application?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>