Financial Aid Question

[Pepe22]

I am getting ready to fill out my financial aid app. Should I put my parents income on there since I lived with them last year or should I not since I will be living on my own at Ross?

Thanks

[FoxTrot]

If you're over 22 or 23 (somewhere around that age), you're not required to put your parents income info on the FAFSA.

[oc23]

I am getting ready to fill out my financial aid app. Should I put my parents income on there since I lived with them last year or should I not since I will be living on my own at Ross?

Thanks

the short answer is NO.

here's why:

by usde standards for financial aid purposes, you're considered INDEPENDENT and DON'T need your parents' tax info if you meet ONE of the following criteria:

1. you're over 24
2. you're a ward of the court
3. you're married
4. you're a veteran of the armed forces
5. you're in a graduate or professional program
6. you have a child or dependent who lives with you and depends on your for >50% of their support

[Pepe22]

Thanks for the quick answers!!! Guess it will just be my information. going on the app.