Merit Scholarships

[BelknapPoint]

I am not a forum moderator or anything- just a parent new to this forum, but perhaps look into what is required to become an emancipated minor in your state and then apply as such maybe after taking a gap year working ?

In order for a court to declare OP an emancipated minor, there has to be a reason other than, “my parents won’t pay for college.”

A prior poster suggested community college. Surely your stats place you as well qualified for competitive 4 year university, but I would think first you need to be able to apply with your parents no longer claiming you as a dependent on their tax returns for a year, maybe 2.

Not being claimed as a tax dependent on the parental tax return will not in and of itself release OP from the requirement to report parent financial information on FAFSA and other need-based aid documents.