<p>Can anyone explain why on the last page of the form does it tell you to offer explaination if your parents are divorced? If you marked that your parents are divorced, what needs to be explained?</p>
<p>Also, there was another question asking you to state which year one of your relatives (if any) graduated from Princeton? This was not a legacy question because it asked for relatives, not parents. Just curious.</p>
<p>Have a great Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>If your parents are divorced, there's probably some financial strings in there (child support and whatnot). They just want that explained to have a clearer picture. That's merely my conjecture though.</p>
<p>Thanks but that question (amount of child support) was asked in another part of the form.</p>
<p>Okay then not child support. I was just listing an example off the top of my head. There's not a set of requirements that you must explain to them, but a divorce has to have changed SOMETHING in your life, and it just gives you the opportunity to explain that. Email the finaid office if you just can't decide on anything.</p>
<p>Explain other cirsumstances. When does your child support stop? Is your non custodial parent legally obligated to fund part of your college education? If not, is (s)he willing to? To what extent?</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. It did not even occur to me to state that my child support ends the day I turn 18 and that my parents legal agreement did not include my dad helping out with my college education. However, it is my understanding that all schools expect non-custodial contributions for college expenses unless of course the non-custodial parent cannot be located or something. </p>
<p>What about the other question? Why do they ask what year a relative graduated from Princeton?</p>
<p>worldshopper:</p>
<p>They ask if a relative graduated so they can see if you are a legacy...</p>
<p>I thought legacy meant a parent. Plus, they ask for the year, not the person's name.</p>
<p>Legacy does mean a parent, but they also may be interested if your uncle went there. Perhaps judging your interest in the college... </p>
<p>No name? I thought they did... well it didn't really apply to me, the last relative our family sent there was before it was even Princeton was Princeton, and besides not sure that 6th great uncle is a really strong link. Hehe</p>
<p>Actually, I do have a close relative (who has the same surname) who went there. I just stated the year he graduated, nothing more because they only asked for the year.</p>