My daughter was accepted to Cornell CAS, but they rejected our request for a Non-Custodial Parent Waiver. We appealed twice without success. Every other school granted her waiver, but she is set on Cornell. I have another child at an Ivy, who received a Waiver. My Cornell daughter has seen her father twice since 2008, once randomly in the supermarket and once she went to his house with a friend to see him. He answered the door, but didn’t have time to talk. She has also called him a few times, but he hasn’t been interested in talking with her. Cornell told us that since we know her father’s address, they will not grant a waiver and we cannot reapply next year. We already provided five letters supporting the fact that her father has not been a part of her life. I also offered to provide the Income and Expense Declaration that he submitted to the court recently (early 2015) in connection with a wage garnishment case for back child support. As of today, she is accepting at Cornell, and planning on graduating with tremendous debt. It doesn’t seem right that Cornell advertises that it gives great aid and then does this to us. We feel deceived. Does anyone have any ideas as to what to do?
I don’t have any knowledge about this, but I am sorry for the situation you are in.