@twoinanddone He doesn’t earn that much. The real problem is fluctuating income. He’s a contract worker. On the best year, he earned 55k ish. However, in this year, he earned less than 30k. That plus medical bills and taxes and both my brother and I entering college put as at EFC at 0. Or at least, according to him. I’ll be honest that I’m not sure of all the moving parts. (My brother’s income, my mom has income sometimes, my income, occasional food stamps.) But due to the fact, I might get a full Pell Grant one year, and nothing the next, I wanted to focus on merit, not need. At least for now.
@intparent But thank you both for bringing up health insurance. I hadn’t been aware and will look into it.