Meanwhile, poorer unfortunate kids whose parents kick them out get caught in the gap where their parents won't pay for college, but the college considers them d

Meanwhile, poorer unfortunate kids whose parents kick them out get caught in the gap where their parents won't pay for college, but the college considers them dependents and won't give them financial aid. Source: Was one such kid. Took 2 years of paperwork and phone calls before I qualify for aid based on my own finances.