<p>Because health issue, my husband stay home without job for almost 15 months. We don't have income for 2007 (hard year!) but luck enough, no loan or mortgage.<br>
My son applied several BS this year and we also asked for FA. I wondering how admission office think about our situation? Will that hurt the chance of acceptance and FA ?</p>
<p>In some ways it does, and in other ways it won’t. It basically means less profit for the school, which, at least to the school, isn’t that good. But my guess is that some schools would prefer to brag about their FA students instead, like the diversity thing they like to post on their sites. depending on the school and how well your son is doing, you may or may not get in.
but keep in mind FA still exists in the boarding schools, so it’s definitely not impossible. </p>
<p>I could be ENTIRELY wrong, however. This is just a few guesses and ghost-statements from previous people on CC.</p>
<p>welcome as well (: i can see it’s your first post haha</p>
<p>Thank you !</p>
<p>Schools evaluate financial need based on the information provided on the SSS forms (some schools have their own forms). They will look at both assets and income. They will also consider the potential to work – as in the case of a mother who chooses to stay at home rather than work, many schools will factor in an income for her. Each situation is different and each school is different in how they take into account each factor – so no one can tell you how your husband’s unemployment will effect your FA. </p>
<p>I can almost guarantee, though, that since all school’s consider the cost of educating a child to be primarily the parent’s responsiblity, they will expect both you and your husband to work unless you can prove that you are not capable of working due to health reasons. In most cases, adults who cannot work due to a medical condition are eligible for Social Security Disability payments, so being certified for disability will be enough proof. I am not doubting you at all – but I just thought that you might want to know what the FA people are thinking.</p>
<p>As far as how your situation effects Admission, other than a few top schools (St. Paul’s is one), a student’s need for financial aid is a factor in the admission process. It does not mean that they won’t get in or that they won’t get financial aid; it simply means that the school has a limited amount of money they can provide as financial aid and they look closely at the students that apply to see how best to spend that money.</p>
<p>One of the reason we consider sending our son to bs is because me and my husband will move back to asia, there he will have more family members with him and I can find a job with better pay. FA of course is a big help for us but he needs to get in.<br>
What can I do now? 3/10 is almost here, should I call the admission office to explain ? Maybe too late. Or just wait.</p>
<p>Wait till March 10. Schools have made decisions and are working on mailings. The financial aid people at the school my daughter is applying to told us pretty much what hsmomstef posted.</p>
<p>if all else fails research [www.mhs-pa.org</a> | Home Page](<a href=“http://www.mhs-pa.org/]www.mhs-pa.org”>http://www.mhs-pa.org/)</p>