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From: Philly
The less income and assets the application shows, the more aid and grants you are eligible for. So it's actually strongly in her favor to have only the Mother's income and assests counted for the purposes of applying for aid, as opposed to the income of both parents. The Mother must file her taxes seperately from the father next year though!
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From: richmond
Originally Posted by RiceBurnerTX,Apr 27 2005, 12:48 PM
I went through this when I went to college. First you can't file independently until you reach a certain age, I believe it was 25 when I was going to school. The only other way to file as an independant is to live by herself for a year, pay taxes independantly (parents can't claim her as a dependant), and then file her FAFSA forms with her tax information from the year before, in the state the school is located in. Second, FAFSA is based off of your parent's taxes so the question about whether it makes a difference as to whether they file together or not is yes it does. What I did was go to talk to the school's financial aide department and explained the situation. The school may make an excpetion for your friend and consider her an "independant" even though she doesn't meet the criteria set forth by FAFSA. There are also private loans she can take out from banks, they just won't be quite as good as government loans. Last, there are always grants and scholarships for everything under the sun. I would recommend that she go to the library or buy a scholarship book and apply to any scholarships/grants that she qualifies for. Tell her not to get too discouraged, as there are lots of ways to get money for school. The financial aide office at whatever school she is attending will be the best resource for her though as they can help pull strings and help point her in the right direction. Hope it all works out.
my wife(fiance) at the time had the same problem. She lived with me, but she HAD to put both her parents (divorced) on her fafsa even though neither was going to contribute anything to her college, not to mention that she had not been claimed as a dependent by either of them for several years. her schools fin. aid. dept said that as long as she was not married, or under 22, then she had to provide both parents info. needless to say that she ended up getting no financial aid that year.
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that is the problem i think is going to happen. the parents aren't going to help her, and she doesn't make enough working part time to pay for college. she is going to end up getting screwed because her father is a prick.
Her mother is not any better. she doesn't know how to do anything, and tells her to go to her dad for financial aid. she basically has been living on her own, at home because they refuse to give her anything. I had to spot her $20 the other day because she didn't have enough for gas. this is one F*cked up family i tell you...
Her mother is not any better. she doesn't know how to do anything, and tells her to go to her dad for financial aid. she basically has been living on her own, at home because they refuse to give her anything. I had to spot her $20 the other day because she didn't have enough for gas. this is one F*cked up family i tell you...
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Originally Posted by dkhl,Apr 27 2005, 11:41 AM
that is the problem i think is going to happen. the parents aren't going to help her, and she doesn't make enough working part time to pay for college. she is going to end up getting screwed because her father is a prick.
Her mother is not any better. she doesn't know how to do anything, and tells her to go to her dad for financial aid. she basically has been living on her own, at home because they refuse to give her anything. I had to spot her $20 the other day because she didn't have enough for gas. this is one F*cked up family i tell you...
Her mother is not any better. she doesn't know how to do anything, and tells her to go to her dad for financial aid. she basically has been living on her own, at home because they refuse to give her anything. I had to spot her $20 the other day because she didn't have enough for gas. this is one F*cked up family i tell you...
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From: limerick
In most states if the parents have means to pay for their children to go to school they are legaly obligated to do so. She could get a lawyer to write a letter and scare the living crap out of him. I wouldn't sue though, just not worth it, but the treat might make him come around.
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