| How *not* to get more financial aid...
One of my kids shared this true story with me.
It seems that the mother of an acquaintance was concerned that the family would not qualify for enough financial aid. So, sometime near the end of junior year, she made her son move in with a relative-- presumably so they could lie and say son was independent (or at least that she wasn't in the picture). No longer under the watchful eye of his mother, son used his new-found freedom to get his girlfriend pregnant. Ironically, he can now legitimately claim to be independent because he is a father-- but that's hardly what mom had in mind.
Don't try this one at home folks! | 
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