Independent Status

swimcatsmom
Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:59:47 +0000

No you can not declare financial independency. Even students who have actually been financially independent are considered dependents for financial aid purposes unless they are 24 years old or meet one of the other criteria to be considered independent. For instance my son had dropped out of school for 3 years and was completely self supporting - renting his own home, paying his own bills etc - when he returned to school at 22 he was considered a dependent for FA purposes.