<p>Ok, I have talked to many representatives from good private schools and they all say the same mumbo jumbo. Last night I was invited to an orientation that Harvard, Duke, U Penn, and Georgetown sponsered. I asked each rep about FA and they all said they didnt know about my situation. so maybe someone here does. My mom makes close to poverty level when supporting 4 people. So I should get full FA right? But my father, who refuses to child support sometimes and has already hinted that he won't pay for my college, makes a lot of money. There is a custodial parent form the divorced parent has to fill out for FA at these schools. I asked what if my father refuses to fill the forms out? He won't tell my mom and he won't tell the schools. Do I right unknown? Is that lying? Will it come back and get me in trouble? If I don't fill it out with that be seen as a not finished FA form and will i receive no FA? No one has ever asked the reps this and i feel silly asking but i don't know what to do</p>
<p>There are schools that do not want the noncustodial parent's info and will take FAFSA only which does only require the custodial parent's financial info. Any child support and other money that the noncustodial parent gives to the family is info required on this form and is taken into consideration.</p>
<p>However, the colleges you named all require Profile in addition to FAFSA and they will require your Dad's info. If he refuses to give the info, you can ask your highschool couselor to provide a letter about the situation. There may even be a standard for this at your highschool. Your situation in by no means unique or even unusual, unfortunately. Then each school decides how to treat the situation. For some schools, a parent is a parent even if divorced. There are intact families where parents refuse to fill out the forms. And if the schools make it easy for divorced parents to refuse to pay by subsidizing their kids, this would become an advised path to financial aid. So unfortunately, it is entirely possible that you may not get aid from these colleges. My advice is to go with the schools you want but make sure you have some FAFSA only schools that give good aid on your list as well, and some good financial safeties in case your father's refusal to play ball puts you out of the financial aid game in some of your choices.</p>