Has dad given you a reason he wont fill it out? If he’s worried about mom seeing it, she can’t, it’s confidential.
If your EFC is 21K, they are not basing that only on your mom’s salary.
Why is Rutgers not an option? Have you looked into http://www.njccc.org/njstars/nj_stars.html ??
I don’t know anything else. Nobody will tell me the specifics, sorry. For all I know I’ll be paying the next 3 years. Believe me, I’ve asked my parents enough questions and there are no firm answers if an answer at all.
I’m done with this thread, I have no more financial info that I’m aware of. Thanks and bye. If anybody needs non-financial info for any useful advice I might answer. Thanks.
@Cocoapie OKAY - got a bug up my butt, so to speak. This really frustrated me and it is not even MY kid. EVERY school has a process to deal with these situations.
I just called University of Rochester financial aid. They DO have a waiver request form for exactly this situation. So - specific advice - they HAVE to send you the waiver request form for you to at least REQUEST the waiver. If you do not get the form VERY quickly, I suggest that you follow up with an urgent communication with the director of financial aid. If that does not get you the waiver request form VERY quickly, then go on to admissions.
You should have your mom call and do it very quickly, as it will take time to get the form completed. Sometimes, these waiver forms require a letter or two of support from community members who know your personal family situation.
Good luck to you! No telling if they will GRANT the waiver request, but it is absolutely unacceptable for them to deny you access to the process by which you REQUEST the waiver!
@CocoaPie You asked if you should go for more financial aid or give up on the school. No one can give you the answer to your question without some facts. Sounds to me like you need to sit down with both parents and find out what they are actually willing to pay for. If no one will tell you the specifics, how can you possibly make a decision?
I’m guessing the EFC is based on mom’s income and spousal and child support. And the assets.
@thumper1 This is incorrect - Brown has a waiver request form for those requesting to NOT file the noncustodial parent CSS and in fact, in some particular cases, the information provided on the single parent’s CSS is sufficient (meaning that the waiver is not even needed).
One cannot guess if Rochester will grant the waiver request but the student has the right to submit the request. The reluctance on the part of the person this student contacted originally to provide the form - this COULD suggest that the waiver application will be rejected, but even this is not certain. It could very well be the case that this initial contact was with a person who does not handle these requests.
It doesn’t exactly sound like dad is out of the picture. This is a family problem, not a financial aid problem.
You can be a California resident immediately upon arrival. You will not be a California resident for tuition purposes for at least 2 years if you do not attend any school and completely support yourself.
The OPs dad is not out of the picture. He just won’t complete the NCP form. That is NOT usually a reason for the waiver to be granted.
ALL schools have a NCP waiver…but a student has to apply for this and it has to be approved.
Nothing the OP wrote would indicate that a waiver would be granted. Parent is in the picture. Parents are not yet even divorced. It’s not like the NCP is not able to be communicated with. He is not being cooroerative…which is not the basis for a waiver.
But folks have suggested the OP apply for a waiver…and see what happens. But unless there is some missing compelling reason for a waiver that the OP hasn’t mentioned (like a CPS protective order, or something like that) I just can’t see a waiver being granted.
I’m sorry you are in this predicament. If you were my D, I’d suggest you take a gap year and do something worthwhile (and fun!). Your Mom needs to get the divorce underway asap and get some kind of guaranteed tuition help from Dad in the agreement. When you have a figure in hand, you can then start another list of schools you would like to attend and go from there. The courts may not insist on non-custodial contribution, especially if Mom will receive child support, so you can’t really count on that either depending on the jurisdiction/judge.
Tough situation and I can only imagine how stressed (and heartbroken) you most likely are to not start college with your peers. Try to remember its just one year. Do your best to find something for the gap year that interests you, maybe even pays you so you can help out with tuition.
Best of luck, keep your chin up.
Agree with NEPatsGirl. Sorry you did not realize that FA was your responsibility. Navigating the college application process is difficult when things are easy. A gap year will give you/your D the time to really look at schools, do something interesting and make a fresh start. If your D decides to go that route, take a few days to be sorry for her, yourself, etc and then move on. With some research, there may be opportunities out there to make this a very interesting year for your D. Best of luck.
I think you need to accept that you may not go to your top choice. I would tell your mom to talk to the lawyer about how both parties will be contributing to college and do it ASAP so you can attend next year. I think that most states say that the parents should at least pay for the State U (or how much the State U costs).