<p>I suspect that unless you can meet the federal financial aid definition of an independent student, you need a parent signature on your ED form. By the way, there are some very good reasons why parents may refuse to sign an ED form. Those include:</p>
<p>(1) financial concerns and a desire to compare financial aid packages (which you should be highly concerned about if you are truly emancipated and paying your own bills, and you should be respectful of if they are paying), and </p>
<p>(2) they may not feel your ED college is the best place for you (and again… if they are helping pay you can have all the tantrums you want, but they do get a vote on how their money is spent – you are not owed an education at any college you might want to attend).</p>