Major Financial Aid Difficulty

swimcatsmom
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:55:18 +0000

A dependent student needs FAFSA with parent information to even get unsubsidized direct student loans.

I believe there is a way if the parents sign something saying they refuse to do FAFSA that enables the student to at least be eligible for the unsub loans. But I seem to remember Kelsmom posting that it was not as simple as that. Hopefully she might see this post and explain more.



My counselor told me to just check that he had no income and isn’t filing, but the previous university I attended told me that they needed proof that he didn’t have to file taxes, which I can’t provide, because he is supposed to be filing taxes, because he does have an income.

If your Dad should be filing taxes and is not, then you will have problems doing FAFSA with his information.