<p>since almost all of the schools on my list have deadlines of feb 15+, i've been putting them in the back of my mind. when it came to the css profile and fafsa, i thought i could just sit down with my mom and her tax forms and get it done rather quickly. i've been crazy busy and got lazy when it came to deadlines, so i have to do the fafsa and css for two schools today...and they're due today. my mom was supposed to help me with it yesterday, but she had to do something else. i know that's bad, but additionally, i have to request a NPC waiver for these two schools, and obviously it won't be done today. since that's going to be late, am i out of luck when it comes to getting financial aid for these two schools? </p>
<p>Submit the forms you need to submit. No one here can tell you what this means for your colleges. Call them and ask.</p>
<p>Submit as much as you can, call them Monday and ask. Don’t waste time looking for more answers in this website. I agree with thumper1, no one here can give you a straight answer.
good luck.
Dont beat yourself up, things like this happen sometimes.</p>
<p>thanks for responding. my mom got home really late and didn’t feel like helping me with the forms, so those are late, too 
i didn’t think this was going to be so complicated. they’re going to be done today, though, for sure…i already emailed the admissions offices at those two schools, so, we’ll see. can’t do anything about it now. thanks for the reassurance!!</p>
<p>I honestly don’t think anyone’s going to care if they’re a day late - no one’s going to start working on them before Monday anyway.</p>
<p>And the NCP waiver requests do not need to go in at the same time. The schools generally want the Profile first, and then you send the NCP waiver request.</p>
<p>If it makes you feel any better, my kid had a school-specific financial aid form due yesterday, and when he checked the school website, it was “down for maintenance” - so that one definitely didn’t make it in on time!</p>
<p>again, thank you for the reassurance!! i do feel a lot better now. is the request for the NCP waiver the same for every school, or do i need to ask every single school what they need?</p>
<p>Oh, yes, the fun’s just starting - you do need to ask each individual school what they want!</p>
<p>No biggie, though - just send an email to the financial aid office of each school saying you need an NCP waiver and asking them what they require. Some have a specific form they need you to fill out, others just want a statement from you, some will want a statement from your custodial parent . . . and most will want a statement from one or more 3rd parties who can attest to what they know about your situation (a school counselor, physician, social worker, or minister, for example).</p>
<p>While you’re waiting for replies from the schools, work on the student and custodial parent statements. They don’t need to be long - just complete. Depending on your circumstances, it could be a few lines or an entire page. And also think about who you know who might be willing to submit a short statement on your behalf. (It just can’t be a family member.)</p>
<p>Then, the easiest thing to do is get a copy of the letter from that person (ask them to sign, scan, and email it to you), and then just submit it yourself (by email) along with your statement(s) and whatever form the school requires.</p>
<p>You need to get a NCP waiver from every school that wants NCP info. FAFSA-only schools don’t need a waiver. CSS schools that don’t require NCP info don’t need one either.</p>
<p>Do you have what you need to GET the NCP waiver? Often that means some kind of proof that your dad hasn’t been in your life for a long time…no money, no visits, don’t know where he is, etc.</p>
<p>That can mean a letter from your priest, minister or rabbi…your doctor…your GC…or someone not related that knows that your dad has been not been in your life for a long time</p>
<p>In the situations with which I am familiar, the person completing the documentation sends it to the colleges. In many cases this is the high school counselor. Colleges usually have several questions they want these impartial parties to address. Then that impartial party submits the info to the college. </p>
<p>I don’t believe the student would mail the GC, or rabbi, or minister, statement themselves.</p>
<p>Get the forms done as soon as possible. Can’t do anything else to help the situation. The fact of the matter is that some aid is first come, first serve, and how strict and on the ball the fin aid offices are about the dates is an individual thing. If they just pick up all of the mail at the end of the week and process it as meeting the 2/1 deadline you are fine being late a day or so, as long as you meet the date they process that batch. If they check postmarks and sort accordingly, then you will be in the after 2/1 stack. No way to predict how each school does this. It all depends upon the individual school. In most any case, you will still get aid, maybe at some not the full bag of goodies. </p>
<p>You need to call every single financial aid office, have a pen and paper ready and ask each and every one what that school needs from you for a NCP waiver. The process may differ from each school. Some will have the form on their website, some will have to send one to you or to your school GC or your parent or your designated impartial third party. But you find out EXACTLY what the instructions are for each school, and then start doing what you have to do and can do to get that process rolling. Move quickly, because even in cases where priority deadlines for fin aid app are met, until all the paperwork, like the NCP waiver are received, you cannot get your actual award processed. They can’t move without the info, and the waiver is crucial. </p>
<p>You also need to have in mind a person who is going to fill out that waiver because usually it has to be a third person, usually the school GC, or minister, or social worker. So you need to talk to that person. THe school GC will be aware of this process and s/he likely has to fill these things out each year. You need to keep on top of that person and when the waiver form arrives, whether directly to him/her/your mother /you, might want to apprise them of the situation and give them what they need to best fill out the form. You and your parent might have to fill out something too. Whatever the instructions are for each school, you have to follow them individually. Each school has its own rules on this and you can get the waiver from some and not the other as it is a professional judgement issue.</p>
<p>Regarding the above . . .</p>
<p>First, a phone all isn’t necessary. All the student needs to do is send an email to the financial aid offices asking what they need. Write one email - send it to all the schools. Each school will send back a reply letting you know what’s needed.</p>
<p>Second, I guess anything’s possible, but I’ve yet to encounter a school that demanded that the 3rd party declaration be submitted directly by the third party. As long as it’s signed, on professional letterhead (where appropriate), and includes the party’s contact info, there’s no reason at all that it can’t be submitted by the student. If the financial aid office has any questions, they’ll contact that person directly. (Obviously, if it’s a GC, then that person can submit the statements directly, but there’s no reason to ask a physician, social worker, or other professional to do that.)</p>
<p>Finally, I’ve yet to encounter a school that had a form for the 3rd party to fill out. They’re generally happy with letter. So, wait and see what the schools want, but start lining up 3rd parties to provide letters for you if you need them.</p>
<p>Now, take a breath and RELAX. Most schools will not even accept the waiver requests until after the CSS profile has been submitted, so if most of your schools have a Feb. 15 deadline, you have plenty of time to gather the documentation you’ll need.</p>
<p>thank you so much, everyone. still haven’t gotten the fafsa/css in…ugh. i’m probably screwed my mom keeps putting it off and it’s driving me crazy. she’s supposed to be actually doing it today, though, while she’s at work and has those forms available. </p>
<p>anyway, i’m going to email every school and ask. i’ve already emailed the two schools whose forms were already due two days ago about the waiver, so i hope they get back to me soon. all i can do is just get this stuff in as soon as possible and make sure my feb 10th stuff is in on time, i guess. i’m really nervous, though…a day late was bad enough, but now it’s two days late</p>
<p>The delay probably won’t make any difference at all. At schools that meet full need, I just can’t imagine that a late submission would impact your eligibility for aid. If it were a matter of weeks, then it might delay notification of your financial aid award, but I really don’t think a few days will matter.</p>
<p>really?! thank goodness, because it turns out my mom needs more forms AGAIN. i finished the fafsa for the two schools at least. thank you!!</p>
<p>It depends upon the school and availability of funds THIS year. The sooner you get those forms there, the sooner it is processes, and the better your chances are. No one knows for sure which schools have some issues and shortages. </p>