<p>What do I do? Several of my schools require profiles from the noncustodial parent.</p>
<p>So sorry to hear that you’re having this problem. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, those schools will NOT process your FA paperwork if your NCP will not cooperate.</p>
<p>Hopefully, you have also applied to schools that don’t require NCP info.</p>
<p>While this is very upsetting for you, it may be a blessing in disquise. Some student’s NCP’s fill out the paperwork the first year, and then refuse for later years…and then the kid has a hard time transferring to another school.</p>
<p>What schools have you applied to?</p>
<p>Lastly…has your NCP been in your life? If not, then you might be able to get an NCP waiver. however, if your NCP has been in your life, that will be difficult/impossible.</p>
<p>No. We haven’t spoken since August, and she lives in another state.</p>
<p>I can’t believe they won’t process my paperwork. It’s going to take a while for that to sink in. </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure most, if not all, of my schools required NCP profiles – I should go check.</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>Oh, I missed part of your post.</p>
<ol>
<li>Hampshire</li>
<li>Barnard</li>
<li>Smith</li>
<li>Oberlin</li>
<li>Wellesley</li>
<li>Tufts</li>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>Mount Holyoke</li>
<li>Wesleyan</li>
<li>Macalester</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
</ol>
<p>Oh my!!</p>
<p>Did you not apply to any safety schools?</p>
<p>You need to quickly apply to a safety school if all of those schools require NCP info.</p>
<p>Seriously, unless your dad is willing to pay for all costs at those schools, you need to apply to a safety school that won’t require your mom’s info.</p>
<p>NYU doesn’t require NCP info (I don’t think), but it also doesn’t give much in aid…so if you need a lot of aid, NYU won’t work either.</p>
<p>No matter what…you need to apply to some financial safety schools.</p>
<p>I agree on the need to apply to some FAFSA-only schools that you can afford; with your list of schools I’d guess you’re a very good student – so also check out the merit scholarship list. Are you NMF? You’re too late for some schools, which might mean taking a gap year.</p>
<p>Is there someone (an aunt? grandmother?) who is in contact with your mom who might be able to advocate for you? Has your mom agreed to pay any costs toward college? (Anything in the divorce decree?)</p>
<p>You absolutely need some FAFSA-only schools or schools that your dad can pay. </p>
<p>Just so you understand how this works, even if your mom <em>did</em> fill out the paperwork, the school doesn’t say she needs to pay X and it doesn’t bill her. Schools look at all the data and spit out a number called the “family contribution” which they expect your parents to come up with, in whatever way they can. So if her income is on the low side, maybe you can explain to her that she won’t have to pay but you need her to fill out the forms or you won’t be considered for any school grants. If her income is on the high side and she’s not willing to pay, you need to realize that unless your dad can cover ALL of the family contribution, you won’t be able to attend.</p>
<p>Whether or not she fills out the forms, you should still be able to get $5500/year in student loans based on your FAFSA. So if somehow all you need is under $10K/ year, you can do that without her filling out forms just by working in the summer and school year and by taking out the loans that only require FAFSA.</p>
<p>My in-state is my financial safety (NMSF).</p>
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<p>No, nothing like that. I guess I’ll just call her today and see what happens. She doesn’t want to speak to me, though, so I don’t think it will go too well.</p>
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<p>That’s certainly not the case. Neither of my parents make very much. So, at least that’s one less thing to worry about.</p>