<p>^ Referring to college applications. I don't know his current job, his location. I'm sure he's alive but everything else is blank. The Common App requires all this current info that I don't have. What should I do?</p>
<p>Maybe something like :</p>
<p>N/A.</p>
<p>Or, ask the other parental.</p>
<p>N/A sounds like the most appropriate idea. I doubt it would make a big difference unless your father is a senator or something.</p>
<p>I had the same problem on mine.
I tried everything, but I just ended up putting down an obviously nonexistent address and mentioned in the additional information section that I didn't really know where my dad was, and that I should be contacted if any problems exist.</p>
<p>All right, I'll just include the info in the Additional Info section and put some random address.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Don't put a random address- just leave it blank or put N/A.</p>
<p>The common app doesn't seem to allow it ...</p>
<p>In the end, I just listed my father's data as "unknown", as opposed to "father", because from my point of view he hasn't been much of a father anyway.</p>
<p>Last year I simply typed NA for everything. I also informed the financial aid office at my school of such, and they had absolutley no problem with it.</p>
<p>My question is do they mind if I ended up listing my second guardian type as "unknown" just so the common app would stop bugging me about the errors? I put my father's (OR FALSE FATHER/SCUMBAG/etc.) info in that slot where I knew it.</p>
<p>Sorry, I do not remember the specifics. It seems like almost an eternity since I filed it, and I try to repress the memory. What exactly are the errors you are coming across, as I do remember selecting father and then just typing NA for everything like address and such (evidently I filled in age, name, etc.)?</p>
<p>I had the same issue.</p>
<p>I know his name so I put that in, but for address/occupation I put in "Unknown" and for zip code I put in 00000 because they require a numeric response. For email I think I did <a href="mailto:unknown@unknown.com">unknown@unknown.com</a></p>
<p>Then in the additional information space I explained that I didn't know or have any way of finding out the information.</p>
<p>The Common App won't allow you to submit it if the major information about your parents is left blank.</p>
<p>My GC said this was kind of the only way and that as long as you explain it, it's okay since Adcoms understand that not everyone has a nuclear family.</p>