Financial Aid

COMPLETING THE FAFSA When you are completing your FAFSA, you’ll be asked specific questions to help the federal government determine whether you are dependent on your parents or independent. If any of the following statements are true, you will be considered independent, and parents’ financial information will not be used in determining eligibility: • You will be 24 years old before January 1 of the year for which the application is filed • You are a veteran of the armed forces • You will be enrolled in a graduate or professional program beyond a college degree • You are an orphan, or at any time since age 13 were in foster care or a ward of the state • You are married • You have legal dependents REPORT ALL ASSISTANCE You must report all outside sources of financial assistance, including scholarships and private loans, to the Financial Aid Office. Additional assistance may require an adjustment to your aid package.