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Hello : D

I live with my Grandpa and had lived with him for 8 years now(ever since i moved to the U.S.).

BUT! officially my Dad is my parent and i SHOULD live with him. The thing is i had never actually lived with him and i don't even talk to him much.

I am in Brooklyn College now and i had never even filled out FAFSA because i always assumed i would not get any aid. (he makes ~120, 000). And my mom is in Ukraine so she doesn't count.

Right now i am sick of this crappy college and i want to go to something better like Stony Brook or Buffalo because i will probably not afford private schools. I would love to go to Columbia though!

But then it hit me. Do i really need to put him on my application? I mean i am part of the cuny system as a New York resident and he is in Connecticut.

My Grandpa makes 0 income (he lives on aid from the government) so if i only put him i will probably get all the aid i need.

Anyways, my question is - should i try to apply to private colleges/fill out Fafsa and try to hide him? What can i do in my situation? He will not pay anything for my education! And i really want to go to a private university.

Thanks!