I have finished applying to all my colleges. My mother very recently passed away, and she was listed as a single parent on all of my applications etc. she did not yet finish the fafsa, so I am also missing the deadlines on some of them. I am also moving, so all of the college information/acceptance letters will be sent to my old house. Should I inform the colleges of this, and if so, how? Through an email or phone call?
Sorry for your loss. Yes you MUST inform them! I would call them ASAP and have them walk you through it.
^^^Ditto. Sorry for your loss. Agreed that a call might be more helpful in terms of letting the schools help you through the steps you will need to complete.
My condolences as well. When you’ve almost moved, go to the post office that delivers your mail (it’s probably the one that you used most often growing up, but not necessarily; it will be the one with the zip code you use) and file a change of address form for every member of your household. You can also do this online for most post offices. After a day or two of processing, the post office will thereby be able to forward to you most of the mail addressed to the old address. In my experience, the postal service will make mistakes and send your mail to the old address, so if you have any contacts with people at the old address ask them to give any mail to you back to the mail carrier. Another thing: has anyone checked with your mom’s employer or in her papers to see if she had any life insurance? Frequently employers will carry a one-year salary policy on employees without the employee’s family even being aware of it. The loss of your mom’s income will probably seriously affect your costs of attendance, so make sure you let the schools know. Ask your guidance counselor for help, and if he or she is a ninny then go to your principal for help. Most states and counties have an office of legal aid for just such situations. You can google “state name legal aid.”
I am so sorry, @Kkwhitee. I agree that it’s a good idea to go see your guidance counselor. Let him/her help you sort this out. Will you be going to a new high school? If so, ask your current guidance counselor to reach out to the guidance counselor at the new school.