Forgot what it is

[glucose101]

<p>My teacher was telling us about something like a month ago, and I kind of forgot. She said that you can get most of your school paid for if you (not sure about this next part) get taken off your parents (as a depend? I dunno). I’m not sure, but she made it sound like you got the full EFC possible.</p>

[emeraldkity4]

<p>IMO
that is fairly irresponsible of your teacher to give students the impression that it is feasible for most of them to file as an independent student</p>

<p>

Dependency Status
This form is used to determine whether you are a dependent student or an independent student according to the Federal Need Analysis Methodology.</p>

<p>This form applies to the July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 school year.</p>

<p>Were you born before January 1, 1983? </p>

<p>Will you be working on a degree beyond a bachelor’s degree, such as a master’s or doctorate, in school year 2006-2007?<br>
As of the date you will be submitting the FAFSA, are you married? (Answer yes if you are separated, but not divorced.) </p>

<p>Do you have children who receive more than half of their support from you, or do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you, now and through June 30, 2007? </p>

<p>Are you an orphan or ward of the court or were you a ward of the court until age 18? </p>

<p>Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?

Only if you answer yes- can you say you are independent.</p>

[glucose101]

<p>I guess she told me the wrong thing. :-&lt;/p>

<p>She told us that she did it though.</p>

[amu521]

<p>well technically if you get emancipated then you and your parents essentially got divorced and you everything is up to you so your income would be taken into account and your EFC would be lower. however actually getting emancipated is difficult, stressful, and in the end not working. it is meant for people in abusive situations, i know one person who got emanicpated and he ended up not being able to graduate on time because he worked so much and missed so much school but b/c he also went to school full time he lost his job.</p>