<p>My boyfriend is having a lot of trouble right now financially. He wants to transfer schools so that he can get out of his parents’ house but doesn’t know how. He can’t get much aid because his Dad is a doctor but his parents are largely useless. They keep him home and then make fun of him and verbally harass him for being at home. If they don’t like where he wants to go for whatever reason, they’ll just refuse to co-sign his loans. But at the same time, they force him to spend his own money on their kids and won’t give it back. If he refuses to spend anything on them because of this fact, they tell him, “If you don’t like it, get out.” but he has no where to go.</p>
<p>Is there any way for him to get around this? If he stops going, he’ll have to start paying off his loans but he’s been unable to get a job thus far. I’m just so frustrated and worried, they’re abusive and he can’t get out. :(</p>
<p>If they are truly abusive (and not just bad parents), he can try for a dependency override. This would require outside supporting documentation, such as from a counselor, clergy person, doctor, or police officer. This option is only available for extreme cases. The federal government recently sent out a letter reiterating its stance that dependency overrides are not to be given for students whose parents just don’t want to help … or for students who would prefer to live on their own. I do not know your boyfriend’s true situation, so I cannot judge what is happening to him.</p>
<p>FWIW, my dad had a similar home life … down to taking the money he had saved for college. He went into the army & went to Officer’s Candidate School. He never did go to college - that was not as easy for an older student to do many years ago - but he was able to provide a good life for his family. If your boyfriend feels he needs to escape his bad home life, he may have to change the way he thought things would work. For example, he may have to attend school part time and work full time. This is not an easy situation.</p>
<p>“He wants to transfer schools so that he can get out of his parents’ house but doesn’t know how.”</p>
<p>Not sure what changing schools has to do with it. If he can afford to live outside his parent’s house, why not do so?</p>
<p>If he wants to be independent (common usage, not FAFSA usage), he can get a job, and get his own place.</p>
<p>Kelsmom, how did your father go to OCS without a college degree? I know nowadays that a BA/BS is required to become an officer.</p>
<p>In any event, like the previous poster I’m unsure why he has to transfer to get out of his parents’ house, but his best bet (aside from a wealthy benefactor donating the money for his tuition) is to get a job and go to school part-time, if he doesn’t want to live with his parents anymore.</p>