If you feel the FAFSA does not provide an accurate or complete picture of your family’s financial situation, please complete the form below to explain and document your personal, special circumstance(s). Students with a Student Aid Index (SAI) of $30,000 or higher are encouraged to submit this form. We are happy to consider these circumstances and invite you to share this information with us.

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Please upload any supporting documentation to the student's application in the Questa student portal. The list below includes examples of acceptable documentation. While submitting supporting documents is optional, providing them will help us better understand your current financial situation.

Recommended Supporting Documents:

Loss of employment

• Copy of last/most recent paystub with YTD earnings

• Letter from previous employer stating date of termination or reduction in pay and/or hours

• Severance statement (if applicable)

Loss of benefits

• Last check stub(s) or printout of benefit(s) received

• Letter from agency verifying date and amount of benefit(s) lost.

Separation or divorce of parents

• Documentation of separation, divorce, or verification of separate residences

• Documentation of child support, family support, or maintenance support. Include support that is
  received or anticipated to be received.

 Death of parent

• Copy of Death Certificate and/or Obituary

One-time (lump sum) payment received

• Clarification (ie. IRA distribution, sale of property, inheritance, 1099 form, etc).

• Detailed explanation of how income was used

Medical expenses

• Explanation of situation and estimate of out of pocket medical expenses paid

• Estimate of future out of pocket medical expenses

 Unusual expenses

• Description of circumstances related to expense

• Copy of receipts, statements (if applicable)

 Student is independently paying for college

• Letter from a trusted adult (not a parent) who can verify the student is not receiving financial help from their family to pay for college