FAFSA say you must be 24 to be legaly independant im 22 and cant receive aid for college and i only make 9 thousand a year how can i get out of my parents financial shadow so i can get grants even loans because mom and dad wont co-sign?
2007-04-19 04:39:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
Unfortunately, the federal government does not make it easy to qualify as an independent student that easy. However, you might want to check with the school's financial aid office to see if they can help. If all else fails, you might want to spend 2 years at the community college before transfering to a four year college or university. I will list some free places to locate money for college.
First, the college's financial aid office and website has a list of private scholarships offered from outside organizations and companies. Sometimes a college major's website will list scholarships, too.
Second, the public library has a book listing scholarships with some not even listed on the web.
Third, a campus work study job can help with money needed during the school year. The program is funded by the federal government. It will be a job on campus and most times can work to your availability schedule. There should be a box on the FAFSA form for it.
Finally, I recommend joining several free membership scholarship search websites. There are scholarships for a variety of things including ethnicity, clubs, hobbies, and even wearing duct tape to the high school prom. Most are updated on a regular basis. Most offer a customized search based on information entered onto a form on the website.
Good luck!
2007-04-19 06:40:41 · answer #1 · answered by dawncs 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Im not sure about that....i am 23, and at 22, filled out a fafsa and got student loans for law school. I think it has to do more with being a dependant of theirs. If they house you and pay for your stuff, and claim you as a dependant, you cant be independant. You have to send them statements that say that you will not receive help from theim financially in the future
2007-04-19 04:49:23 · answer #2 · answered by JS 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He can't do that BSE B, I called the 1-800 number on the FAFSA website and they said the same thing, you are not independent to FAFSA until you are 24 even if you file your own taxes as an independent. In other words you will be able to get loans but not grants. However, they did tell me that if you select yes to the first 10 questions on the FAFSA form such as are you legally married or have served in the armed forces you can file as an independent. I know it sucks!!!
2007-04-19 04:52:44 · answer #3 · answered by Marlo J 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you do live on your own, your school may have forms you can fill out proving that you support yourself despite the fact that you are not 24 yet. Then the school can look at the paperwork and determine if you qualify under this set of rules. That's what they had at my school, but yours might be different. It's work checking into though.
2007-04-19 04:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
fafsa does offer student loans to students and you don't need a cosigher. You could be eligible for need based loans, like subsidize and perkins, or unsubsidize (not need). You could ask your parents to apply for a parent plus loan and hope they get denied to be eligible for additional loan money. You could also work for two years, so you can get a private loans without a co-signer. See, all is not lost.
2007-04-19 15:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by sunshine23511 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how about getting a job while you go to school? lots of people do it. Do you live on your own? If not, time to move out. Work, bust your azz for a year, then reapply with your own tax returns on file.
2007-04-19 04:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by BSE B 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You could always get married. Worked for me. :o)
2007-04-19 04:48:48 · answer #7 · answered by Ashley V 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋