<p>I am having trouble filing the NPS because 1), I don't have any contact with my father, and 2), my college never responded when I asked them about my circumstances and if I needed to send the NPS. Besides, even if I could get it to him, he wouldn't know what to do with it and wouldn't be able to read it (bad eyes). He'd lose it and I'd be screwed even more than I am now.</p>
<p>How often do students actually fill the thing out themselves, you know, forge signatures and such? Since my colleges didn't respond and the finaid deadline is approaching in days for me, would it matter if I filled it out for him? I wouldn't do that if it weren't for the fact that I can't get the form to him and then count on it actually being filed.</p>
<p>My father was fired years ago and never regained another full-time, stable job. He lived off of odd-jobs for years until he turned 62 this past July and started getting soc. sec. from the government. Now he is "retired" and hasn't filed income taxes for some time. He doesn't even remember according to him. Should I state that he is retired but unemployed, or should I save it for a letter that I am going to attach? </p>
<p>That's the point, he doesn't get any benefits. He is "retired" now because now he just lives off of soc. sec. and doesn't have to work. He was fired from his job about a decade ago and doesn't get anything from it. He has NOTHING. The point is that I have a difficult situation and my stupid college never contacted me with a response.</p>
<p>Call them, email them, if you need to do it several times a day do it- it is way too important and will only hurt you in the end.
You certainly can fill papers for your dad with his info but he has to sign for it.
You might want to write special circumstances letter to school as well.</p>
<p>I'm thinking of winging it and getting my mother to take me over to make him sign. There are three questions I couldn't possibly answer without him. He doens't have a phone so it's considered winging it. Furthermore, I am definitely sending a Special Circumstances letter. My real question is when they see he definitely has no money to contribute, will they give my mother a break? The form asks that question of "Is there an agreement between the parents?" on how much the noncustodial parent will contribute. My father will not be helping at all, not because he doesn't want to but because he has no money to help with. There's no agreement because my mother and I are aware that he can't help. Is that a proper answer to that question?</p>
<p>Okay, NU says that they will send me a Noncustodial Parent's Statement waiver. What does that mean? What does it ask? What are the requirements for getting it waived? Anybody ever encounter it before?</p>
<p>Students encounter this all the time. Had you bothered to call the financial aid office you would know exactly what they want you to provide. A statement with verification is usually all that they need. Have you EVER called and spoken to the Financial Aid office at NU?</p>
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<p>this means that you will not be eligible for a waiver becasue you know where your father is. Just take him the paperwork, sit down and discuss it with him, help him fill it out and send it back to NU. SInce he is retired and getting a small amount of income it may not radically change your EFC. Also send a letter explaining your circumstances</p>
<p>The form asks that question of "Is there an agreement between the parents?"
tell the truth and say no</p>
<p>on how much the noncustodial parent will contribute. tell the truth and state how much he can contribute. If he has no money then state "0"</p>
<p>I HAVE been emailing the school's finaid office (I'd rather NOT charge up the phone bill by calling Illinois) and I explained the situation. I said that I have limited contact with my father and that yes, I know where he lives, and they still said they'll send the waiver. However, I'd rather have this rubbish taken care of so I am just going to go have him fill it out with me standing there to watch. He isn't trustworthy to fill it out alone. </p>
<p>And yes, I did "tell the truth" already by checking off the part about there being no agreement and I DID put down that he will be contributing 0 dollars; it was obvious. Had no trouble there. It's just, I don't want FinAid AdComms thinking that because there is no agreement he is just choosing to not contribute. But I am sending a letter detailing the whole thing over again so that my colleges know that my mother, with her miserable income, is the one attempting to put me through college.</p>