@Sue22 I’ll do that. Guess what, I’ll just withdraw my whole app then. Seems like my parents will get their way thinking about it and resisting will just get me in jail or a mental hospital (my parents threatened me with both options. Dad is ruthless and cold person.)
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I don’t see what would prevent you except you won’t be able to afford it.
If you are aiming for grad school anyway, why not maximize your opportunities at UAH and then apply to a “better” school for grad school?
@Wien2NC but my FAFSA would be independent, so that would allow me to receive more aid
It sounds like your parents are frustrated and angry and frustrated and angry people say things they don’t actually believe. You need to show your dad you respect him and are listening to him. The more you can get him to see the logic of your position, not just the emotion behind it, the better off you’ll be. Make sure you’re open to really listening to him as well. He may have some points you haven’t been able to hear through your frustration.
There’s no reason to withdraw the application. Just change it to RD. Email your AO and tell him you need to make the change because although Vandy remains your top choice your parents are worried about finances.
I have @Sue22. I left it more open ended and didn’t mention RD, just my “parents are opposed to EDII and have since changed their opinion back. I have never withdrawn my app willingly”
other people here know more about this but I do not think you can claim independence for FAFSA purposes until you turn 24. otherwise every student would do this.
do you know anyone with a credit card who could use it to send your SAT score, and then you can pay them right away in cash?
are you 18 years old yet?
@Wien2NC No, but I am 18. Could I get a dependency override?
I’m sorry you’re in such a bad situation. I still think you have to try to cool things down. Honestly, is there any way you think a ED acceptance from Vandy will somehow improve your situation and lead to a positive outcome? If not (and I can’t imagine how from every single thing you’ve said), you should change to RD.
If you aren’t doing ED, you don’t have to decide anything until May 1. Try to use as much time as you can to get the best outcome.
Use some of your cash to purchase a Visa gift card at Walgreens/Walmart/CVS and use it to pay to send your SAT scores.
@Wilson98 please… I want to get out of this craphole so quickly…
No, parents hate Vandy. By hate, absolutely detest as they think it is a racist southern craphole in Tennessee
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yes. this.
@TQfromtheU I wish. I don’t even have a car and the nearest Walgreens is 2 hours from my house walking distance.
Parental strings regarding need-based financial aid will still be there until you are age 24, married, or a US military veteran (some colleges may be more restrictive than that).
UAH’s automatic merit scholarship is not quite a full ride, unlike those at Tuskegee and PVAMU.
@ucbalumnus Seems like there’s no end to this…
@Dankjewel I understand that a lot of this is a cultural thing. While you might plan to be finished in 3 semesters, there may very well be at least one conflicting issue. You don’t know for sure that they will except all of your AP’s or how they will except them (some schools count them as transfer credits). Did you figure in the possibility of 7 classes being overload and the cost to that? Books can easily be $1000 a semester and that is getting them the cheapest way possible, used and over the internet. Some profs may require the newest edition so there goes used.
You need to leave yourself wiggle room. Classes that have to be taken in a certain order. Class time conflicts. EFC is just that, an estimate you could get more or you could get less. Even at a meets all need school, what they see as need and what you see as need can be two very different things.
Right now you have no meeting of the minds, no mutual understanding. There needs to be some flexibility. I think you already know that you are the one who will have to bend. With the schools on your parents approved list, pick one that offers your major and if you have to minor in what you want to do. You can always, quietly turn it into a second major.
is there a bank in walking distance? take some cash and ID and set up a free student checking account.
or just tell your parents you need a bank account for the future since you don’t want to walk around with a bunch of cash?
That’s a pretty toxic environment you’re in. I wouldn’t accept any money where I’m forced into a career I don’t want and have my parents control every decision I make. You pretty much have 3 options if you want to be considered an independent student. You could join the military, get married, or turn 24. An ROTC scholarship counts as joining the military too, and you don’t need your parents permission.
@Wien2NC Noope
@coolguy40 I’ll consider ROTC actually. Sounds like a great idea.
2 hours? do you live in a survivalist compound? do you live near ANY town or stores?
I live in an outskirt of a very suburban city