We recognize that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may not always give a clear picture of your current financial situation. If the FAFSA does not adequately reflect your current situation or your financial circumstances have changed since you submitted the FAFSA, you may request a reevaluation of your financial aid eligibility.
If you or your parents have experienced a significant and prolonged decline in family income, you might be eligible for additional financial aid funds for the current academic year. Financial aid advisors will work with your family to make sure you are receiving the most financial aid you are eligible to receive.
Please be advised that once you have initiated a special circumstance request, the student’s FAFSA will be selected for a process called verification. The verification process requires us to collect additional documentation to review your request. If you are considered a dependent student, you and your parent (s) will be asked to submit documentation that may include but is not limited to your and/or your parent’s tax return transcripts or a signed copy of your and/or your parent’s federal tax returns, W-2 forms, and other MCC verification documents. If you are considered an Independent student, you will need to provide your and your spouse’s (if applicable) tax return transcripts or a signed copy of your and your spouse’s federal tax returns, W-2s and other MCC verification documents. Additional documentation may be required before your special circumstance will be reviewed and a determination can be made. If you later decide not to pursue the special circumstance request, MCC is still required to complete the verification process before financial aid funds will be disbursed.
Refer to conditions that justify financial aid administrators to make an adjustment to a student's dependency status based on a unique situation (e.g. human trafficking, refugee or asylee status, parental abandonment, incarceration), more commonly referred to as a "dependency override".
Request a PJ (Professional Judgment) Appeal via mcc.verifymyfafsa.com. Submit all requested statements and documents. The review process for these requests is extensive and can take two weeks for your file to be completely reviewed. Be prepared to submit additional documentation.
There are three types of Professional Judgments, select the one which fits your circumstance, to ensure correct review is performed:
Refer to the conditions that justify an aid administrator making an adjustment to a student's status based on a unique situation (e.g.,human trafficking, refugee or asylee status, parental abuse or abandonment, incarceration), more commonly referred to as dependency override.
Administrators may evaluate a student's information submitted on the FAFSA for additional aid eligibility.
Allows students to ask for adjustments in the amount of financial aid they might be offered by increasing the individual estimated COA.
