Hi. @thumper1
I was trying to articulate an idea based on me guesstimating the student to be 21 or older.
Not dependent on either parent.
Not a member of either household and “no room at the inn”.
Also with mom so far away and not part of the support or housing, my thought was to perhaps approach the school as though the student is fully responsible for her self.
People younger than her have been able to make the case. And perhaps the school would be supportive in finding a way to allow her the financial aid to finish.