<p>I have recently applied for many NCP CSS/PROFILE waivers and have been granted a few by some colleges and rejected by others. Since receiving a few waivers, I think I have regained contact with my non-custodial parent (she showed up the other day, but who knows if she'll come back again) and she said she will fill out the NCP CSS/PROFILE. My question is: is there a way for me to send the NCP info. to some colleges while not sending the info. to others? (I don't want to send the NCP info. to the schools that have granted me waivers because my NCP makes a fair amount of money) Thanks.</p>
<p>Is your NCP is willing to contribute to your college costs?</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I don’t think that’s really the point. Many kids have NCP’s that won’t contribute, but they still have to fill out the CSS. Heck, many kids have custodial parents that won’t/can’t contribute.</p>
<p>Since this parent has been found, it isn’t honest to pretend that she hasn’t been.</p>
<p>Frankly, unless a person has truly gone “underground” (not using SSN, changed identity, etc), I think more colleges will start not believing that a NCP cannot be found. Another exception might be if the child was the result of a “one night stand” and the mother never got much info in the first place. However, it’s hard to believe that if there ever was a relationship between the mother and the father that the “missing” parent can’t be found thru some means…relatives, SSN use, whatever.</p>
<p>The reason I asked is because the OP’s first post sounded a little fishy, but I didn’t want to jump to any conclusions.</p>
<p>If someone was of a suspicious nature (not saying I am ;)) they might look at that post and wonder if first the OP tried to get the NCP waivers because they didn’t want the NCP’s income to be factored into his/her financial aid award. THEN, after finding out which schools weren’t gullible enough to grant the waiver, the student would go ahead and file the NCP CSS Profile form, and just see what he/she might get in the way of financial aid. But… he/she doesn’t want to get busted at those colleges that already gave him/her the waivers.</p>
<p>If the OP’s NCP is truly an absent parent (absent in the way one would expect in order to receive a NCP waiver), then why would the student assume that parent would be suddenly willing to shell out the big bucks? This is why I asked.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I agree that the story seems odd. At first the parent isn’t “findable” and then “all of the sudden” the parent makes contact and agrees to fill out the forms.</p>
<p>Here’s the actual story from a previous thread by elevenoclock:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/762175-near-poverty-level-but-no-need-based-aid-possible.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/762175-near-poverty-level-but-no-need-based-aid-possible.html</a></p>
<p>Obviously the OP chose not to take TrinSF’s advice and be honest. Notice in the first post “SHE showed up the other day” when in the other post he lives with his mother full time. ■■■■■?</p>
<p>I’m sorry if my NCP “all of a sudden showed up”, but that is because I am selling the house that I live in and my NCP gets half of the money from the sale. Thats a good reason for someone to “all of a sudden show up”. My NCP is kind of a jerk, and money is the only thing that would make someone like that show up.</p>
<p>So should I e-mail each college I’m applying to and tell them I no longer need the waiver?</p>
<p>And btw the NCP is not willing to contribute any money but is willing to fill out the forms.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>are you the parent or the student? You are selling the home? I thought you are the student. Do you own the home, too?</p>
<p>I think you have 2 choices. (This is just how it looks to me, I’m no expert.)</p>
<p>You can either stick with the colleges that have granted the waiver and just continue your application process as though the waiver is legitimate. Hopefully one of them will be somewhere you can get good enough aid and will be satisfied to attend.</p>
<p>Or you can tell the ones who have granted you the waiver that you no longer need it, and have your NCP submit the required Profile information. I would not get into any explanations as to why you no longer need it because your story seems fishy. Just say the NCP is now willing to submit the information and leave it at that. Once the NCP submits it, it’s going to all of the colleges (that normally require it) that you sent your Profile app to anyway. So even if you don’t tell them it’s now coming, it will come just the same.</p>
<p>I imagine they will think exactly what I thought when they see it come in after you had already requested a waiver (whether they actually gave it to you or not). And the unfortunate part is that from your post in August, your dad actually has a modest enough income you may still have been eligible for some aid even with that information, although less of it of course.</p>
<p>As for selling the house, remember that cash is going to show up as an asset (unless you lie about that too). I have a feeling your financial aid app may now draw additional scrutiny. All you can do now --unless you just want to stick with the colleges that granted you the waiver-- is have your NCP file the Profile information and let the chips fall where they may.</p>
<p>It may work out fine for you. Because I think you’ve gotten poor advice from the adults in your life, I hope it does for your sake. Something to take from this experience is, though, that there are so many checks in most systems related to money that you are better off being honest in the first place.</p>