Divorced parents, EFC 0 - Is Questbridge right for me?

Paying for College Access Programs (Questbridge, Posse)
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Hi everybody,

I’m a US Citizen currently living and studying in Grade 12 in India. I’m vying for college admissions for fall 2019 semester, majoring in Finance /Economics. I have divorced parents, NCP (father) lives in USA, remarried and earns about quarter million per annum and has properties and investments spread wide. Mom is currently not working. I live with my mom and grandma in India. Income is 0. NCP filed for divorce in 2004 and paid child support of $25,000 between 2010-16, very irregularly and peanuts. My EFC is 0. I have a 4.0 GPA all through high school and 1600 SAT, ranked #1 in school. NCP and I are US Citizen while mom is Indian citizen. Poor relationship / entirely zero with NCP.

I read that Questbridge requires a lot of documentation for financial status. All I can provide is written statements by me and other people, of how I survive & my non filers statement from the IRS. What else do they require? Also, is Questbridge right for me? Should I try it or go ahead conventionally with the CommonApp? Surely life has been full of struggles and financial hardships, perseverance through all these hurdles. Should I give it a shot? I currently attend a non-US high school.

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In another thread you said your dad’s net worth is north of $5 million. That puts you way over the limit for QB eligibility. I’m sorry he’s uncooperative and was apparently unpleasant when you spoke to him today, but on the plus side now you know for sure where he stands on college support. He doesn’t intend to provide any.

I think your plan of filing for back child support in India is a risky one to build college financing around. Even if you’re awarded $500k in back support and $1.5 million in assets, or whatever, it won’t be enforcible in Texas. Emptying your mom and grandma’s bank accounts and mortgaging their home so you can fund a US education is not a solid financial plan, especially from someone who wants to go into finance. There’s a local school that you can attend that’s affordable for your family. If you can’t get enough merit to fund undergrad in the US, go to the Indian school and apply here for grad school.