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<p>Not according to colleges’ broken model of student financing (most of them expect students to be parent-funded and calculate finaid accordingly, and it’s very difficult to get yourself recognized as independent). Not according to the government’s finaid stuff either. This is a pet peeve of mine, but it won’t change any time soon.</p>
<p>OP, if your parents are trying to force you to go to a certain school now, they are not going to stop trying to run your life once you actually get to college. Look for ways to be as financially independent from them as possible while still going to a college that you want to go to, and if you can find ways, give them some serious consideration.</p>