Do I send the non-custodial parent waiver to each college that I’ve sent the CSS?
Or do I send it only if they ask for it?
And if a college doesn’t require the CSS is it necessary to send the non-custodial parent waiver?
If a college does NOT require the NPC Profile…what would you be asking them to waive?
For the colleges requiring the NCP Profile…you need to send a waiver request to EACH of those colleges if you want a waiver. Otherwise, they will expect your NCP to be submitting the NCP form.
Colleges won’t ASK for the NCP waiver form. YOU, the student, need to request it. And younneed to look on EACH of you college application websites to see what they require for this…as well as the documentation they require.
And lastly…you may get the waiver at some schools but not at others.
@thumper1 So can I just send the waiver request to colleges that require the NCP Profile?
You need to find out what each of your colleges requires for the non-custodial parent waiver application…and send THAT to the specific colleges.
It’s NOT one size fits all.
Hoping you have a good reason for this request.
Oh I see. I was hoping there would be only one form for all colleges. Will it be late if I email admissions now and ask them what they require for the waiver? The deadline is in a few days I believe.
Does not having contact with non custodial parent for over 13 years count as a valid reason for the request? He’s never payed child support.
Not having contact MIGHT be a reason. Then again…it might not. It depends on why.
Go on the websites…look for non-custodial parent waiver on each of your colleges. See what you find.
Don’t miss the deadlines.
And for future issues…make sure you get your ducks lined up LONG before the deadlines!
@brownie777 I was in a similar situation; I’ve had to submit NCP waivers to each college that I applied to. The CollegeBoard does have a standard NCP waiver form that you can upload to the IDOC system; some schools will accept that form, and other schools have their own individual NCP waiver forms. It is best to upload the general form to IDOC and maybe the college’s financial aid office. It is important to have the actual form, your student statement, the parent statement, third-party statements, and any additional documentation into one form. I’ve used an online PDF merger to get all my forms into one PDF. I think Brown, Harvard, Stanford, Claremont McKenna, Michigan, Williams, Princeton, and Yale have custom forms. Good luck! Vanderbilt does not require the non-custodial profile.
THERE is no need to email each college for the form. The College Board form is readily available, and the custom forms are available on the respective financial aid website. THIS IS IMPORTANT: As long as you have one or two third-party letters who can give context for your situation, your waivers ought to be approved. I made sure to include two third-party statements, a parent statement, and my student statement, so financial aid offices would enough context to approve my waiver (which has happened at every college so far).
Alright. Thanks @thumper1
Some colleges do NOT use IDOC.
This student needs to check each of his or her colleges for their NCP waiver process. And then do what EACH college requires.
Also, in most cases…the NCP waiver will need to be requested annually if the school requires the NCP Profile annually. That’s worth checking as well.
@thumper1 Ok. I’m just giving some advice based on my experience; I’m not refuting your advice. Also just giving some tips based on how I got my non-custodial requirement waived. Most colleges that require the Custodial Profile use IDOC because the Profile and IDOC are both run by CollegeBoard, and those that don’t use IDOC (like Princeton, who doesn’t even use the CSS Profile) have similar processes. The College Board does have a form that many colleges (like Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Amherst, UPenn, Pomona, etc.) will accept, but truly @brownie777 , you can only know these things if you look them up for each college. Most financial aid websites have the waiver form readily available, but if you cannot see the form, then you should email the financial aid office. It would also help if you made a checklist of all of the requirements.
Read this because it is THE important part of the response. Check each of YOUR colleges for what they require. What other colleges do…just doesn’t matter.
Each school sets their own policy regarding non custodial waivers. Op would be best served to read each page website because some schools do have their own forms that you send separately outside of the IDOC
Just because you have letters does not mean a school will grant the waiver. You should make sure you have a couple schools on your list that you can afford if you don’t get any waivers.
I searched every college’s website for the form. A few had them available while most didn’t. So, I sent an email requesting for the form to colleges that didn’t have the form available. I got a reply saying that they were closed for winter break and would respond to me after like January 3/4. Is that too late for the regular decision deadline?
You will just have to submit it when you get it. What are the financial aid application deadlines for your schools.
And I hesitate to ask this…but why did you wait until December to deal with this??
I was informed by my high school counselor that I could send the financial aid information at a later date and only had to send in my application by the deadline. Seems like it wasn’t the case though.
Every school does have separate application and financial aid deadlines. At some schools the deadlines are the same but at others there is more time.
While you’re digging through the financial aid websites to find NCP information, take note of the FA deadlines and do the aid applications in order.
Also, in you are asking the financial aid folks to do an extra step…Grant a NCP waiver. Given that, it would be best to get this all done sooner than later.
Good luck.
ETA…will getting the NCP waiver determine the affordability of these schools
Don’t sweat the offices being closed. Just get the info as soon as you can. Most offices know that some FA information comes in late, and they will work with you. The issue is more whether you have sufficient grounds to get the NCP.
Oh is there anything I should know that would boost my chances of getting the NCP waived?