<p>So I am currently taking a year off of school because of medical reasons, but I’ve already been accepted to Carnegie Mellon and deferred admission for year. I was wondering how I would fill out my financial aid application now that I no longer live with my parents. My older sister now supports me fully. Although she is not my legal guardian, I am over 18, so am I allowed to use her information as my supporter?</p>
<p>No you are not. Your parents are still your providers for FA. They will be attached to your FA requests until you are 24, married or a member of the armed forces.</p>
<p>Agreed with Erin’s mom. You would need to include your parents. If there is a really truly extenuating circumstance to this situation, you can contact the college itself to see if there is a chance for a dependency override…but they are not given easily and there has to be a GOOD reason for this type of request to be made.</p>