Hello, I'm planning on going to grad school in the fall. As a grad student, I'm automatically considered "independent" by the federal government. However, New York State uses a different standard and since I still lived at home in '06 and still do, they require information on my parents, including their social security numbers. I don't even want to bother at this point, since if they factor in my father's income, I'm not going to get anything, and I don't want to mislead them either. What should I do?
2007-02-14 00:56:04 · 3 answers · asked by jaxrox79 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
Grad school does not qualify for state or federal grants, but it does qualify for student loans. However, there are opportunities for grad students to work as a teaching assistant or research assistant, and it can help provide a decent income along with in some cases help with the tuition depending on the university. Also, there are scholarships out there, but they are in limited supply for graduate school. I recommend checking out the financial aid's graduate student section on the university's web page. Good luck!
2007-02-14 03:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by dawncs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure how it is there-- but 2 things to think of:
1- I went to grad school in Louisiana and the government won't help you for graduate school-- atleast not here. You can fill out the FASFA, but as far as getting aid via stipend, Not gotta happen. You can get loans-- but no "free" money. They are only willing to do that to get you through undergrad which is up to a Bachelors degree. I was a teaching assistant and later a research assistant all through grad school-- that paid for my schooling and left me w/ just over $500 a month (which means I had a 2nd job and savings on top of that to survive.)
2. If you are over 25, regardless if you live w/ the parents, you can claim yourself-- just don't put any of their info... and if they don't claim you, then you can claim yourself and you don't have to put their info (atleast that's what I was told.)
Oh, you can also call the financial counselor at the university you are attending just to see what they say.
2007-02-14 01:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by Bio Instructor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Federal stafford loans are constantly assured as long as you haven't any longer defaulted on a loan, don't have undesirable grades. purely persist with for the duration of the FAFSA. As a graduate student, you may qualify for 20,500 a twelve months in federal stafford subsidized and unsubsidized loans.
2016-09-29 02:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by arieux 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋