<p>I’m 27 and I’m applying to a few colleges as a transfer student from a community college for fall '06. I’m still narrowing my list of schools down, and have come to the point where I need to consider financial aid.</p>
<p>What statistics are the most important to look at for someone who is an independent student, as I am?</p>
<p>I work a job for $11 per hour, and I have no real assets except for a pickup truck.</p>
<p>Is there something that someone in my situation absolutely needs to know? </p>
<p>I don’t want to bang my head against the wall later because I missed something important. :)</p>