My son is starting to get all the college letters with their questionnaire enclosed, and I noticed on more than one of them, they ask for his Social Security number.
Why do they need it? I can see needing it if a scholarship offer is going to be made, or for enrolling in the school, but we are a long way from that stage of the process.
Is there some purpose for asking the SS# that I am not considering? Anybody know?
I'm not in the habit of coughing up my or my kids' SS# casually, in this day and age. We've left that box blank on the ones we have filled out so far, but I am juste wondering .... why do they ask for it?
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