<p>I'm a rising senior and applying to 14 schools this fall, 11 of them requiring the non-custodial PROFILE. My parents are divorced and I make my home with my mother. I contacted my father and told him basically what was going on and that I was going to need his information and he flat out refused to give me any information and told me that he wasn't going to be paying for anything.</p>
<p>I think this has been asked before and I already emailed the NCP about it but I really don't know what to do. Should I contact each individual school and ask them what their individual policies are about it?</p>
<p>Please tell me there's a way, I am absolutely distraught.</p>
<p>There is a way. In my experience, if the non-custodial is intransigent or cannot be located, the schools will have a work-around if you can provide evidence of the situation. That evidence can sometimes be affidavits from lawyers, teaches, pastors, etc. who know the family’s situation.</p>
<p>Contact each school and find out about their processes.</p>
<p>Yes, contact the schools. Explain the situation. Write up a narrative you can provide that explains your relationship with the other parent, what aid they have historically provided you (did he pay child support?), what sort of contact you have, your current relationship, etc. </p>
<p>Some schools will respond with a process. Some schools will tell you they don’t waive the NCP form. A few schools will tell you they’re okay with that, you don’t have to submit it. If you get this information early – during the application process, not after acceptances – then you’ll be prepared for the financial outcomes. You’ll have time to get them the documention they need (which can be pretty complicated). </p>
<p>On top of all of that, find some FAFSA only schools you love (or can at least like) and apply to those, too.</p>