<p>I'm at a Big 10 school and it just isn't for me. Ideally, I would like to transfer to University of Miami, I fell in live with the atmosphere where everyone was so happy. Unfortunately, it is 15k more a year. Is there anyway for me to claim as an independent from my family and be able to get some financial aid and loans?</p>
<p>I’m at UM and I hate it so much. But for me it’s more because I’m used to living in a big, urban city (I’m from Dubai) and I’m living at home, so maybe it’s not just the school.</p>
<p>Just be sure this is where you wanna be. If you’re coming from a top 10, you’ll get good financial aid I’d imagine. </p>
<p>I’m looking to transfer to NYU, by the way.</p>
<p>Go to the FA & Scholarships forum, your question is asked frequently there. Use the Search function for ‘Independent’ and you will get several hits, for instance:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1022028-how-can-i-claim-independent.html?highlight=independent[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1022028-how-can-i-claim-independent.html?highlight=independent</a></p>
<p>To the second post, Big 10 is an athletic conference, not the top 10 schools.</p>