Professional Judgment

A financial aid professional may exercise professional judgment and change elements in the federal need analysis to account for circumstances that he/she feels have not been adequately considered in the original FAFSA. In addition, a financial aid professional may increase the "Cost of Attendance" to account for extraordinary expenses a student might acquire while attending the University. 

Please note that any correspondence from our office will be done by email.  You are responsible for checking your Ole Miss Email Account.  If you do not use your Ole Miss account, you should have your mail forwarded to an active account.  

Conditions that may merit the use of Professional Judgment:

• Dependent Child Care for children of independent students.

• Travel Expenses beyond those allowed in the student expense budget.

• Dependency Override: change your status from "dependent" to "independent.

• Computer Purchase: include the price of your computer in your "Cost of Attendance".

• Rent and Utilities beyond those allowed in the student expense budget.

• Educational Expenses beyond those allowed in the student expense budget.

• Proof of Dependents: provide proof of support for your dependent(s), other than a spouse.

• Parent Attending College: include on FAFSA the parent is attending college at least half-time.

• Wintersession Expense:  additional expenses for attending Wintersession term

• Adjustment to your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) due to loss of income or benefits, extraordinary medical or dental expenses, elementary or secondary school tuition for siblings. .