I've been trying to get financial aid to
go to college but I found out that I need
to have my parents tax info and their
background info. The problem is that I
don't know any of that, my mom gets money
from the state and I have no way of
contacting my father. I don't think I
could file as being an adult because I
don't have any kids yet and i'm not
married. So does anyone have any
suggestions about what I can do?
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ERICA83
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 738 Location: clinton twp, MI
Posted: 09-14-04 22:23pm
I would just file independantly. My mom
is dead and I act like I dont know where
my dad is. Its too much of a hassle.
~erica.
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FairyLexi
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 398 Location: chicago
Posted: 09-14-04 22:28pm
I asked a financial aid rep at the school
I want to go to if I could do that and she
said not unless im married or have kids
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IDABABY
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 2236 Location: ***Wisconsin Baby***
Posted: 09-14-04 22:52pm
It takes a long time to get any awards for
school, why dont you just take out a loan.
I am still waiting on my financial aid
and I applied a long long time ago, and
they told me today it could be another
month. Sometimes they will go by whoever
you live with or just yourself
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lee25
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 1018 Location: new york
Posted: 09-14-04 23:13pm
First of all do you work? Over here in
new york if you do not live fwith your
parents for two years or more you could
file as an independent person. But if
you say that you have lived with them less
than the two years then you still have to
have to use your parents income. I say
that I live with my boyfirend and that he
supports me. According to them if your
not legally married you don't have to show
his income, but he does have to fill out
some paper stating that he supports you
and pays your bills. I'm not sure how it
works over there but it doesn't hurt to
try. Lie it's the best way to get it.
What kind of assistence does your mother
get? If it's any type of government help
i'm sure you qualify.
Brenda
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FairyLexi
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 398 Location: chicago
Posted: 09-14-04 23:58pm
No I dont work, I cant take out a loan
cause I dont have any credit or money to
pay back a loan, my mom gets government
assistance I think she gets ssi. I live
with my b/f and I guess you can say he
supports me even though I get my own food
cause I have a link card and medicaid pays
for my doc visits and thats all I need.
