<p>Shadow: As far as I know, parental income/financial information is required to file a FAFSA. My mother is a housewife, so she doesn’t have any financial information. And my dad flat-out refuses to give me his.</p>
<p>Northstarmom: Thank you for the kind response, but the thing is, I have literally $0 to my name. Unless I receive total financial coverage for college from financial aid, I can’t go.</p>
<p>Also, not all colleges offer the major I plan to go into. In fact, only two colleges in my state (MS) even offer the degree (chemical engineering). The one of my choice is literally the least costly college in the state. If I can’t afford it, I can’t afford anything here. Out of state is always more expensive, plus I’m not ready to move terribly far away from home yet. I’ve applied to other schools just to say I applied, but I haven’t even heard back from any of them yet.</p>
<p>It’s like the world is playing a big joke on me :-(</p>