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I believe military service also qualifies a student as being financially independent.

by syedkarim 3y ago

goodkittie396 3y ago
You are so right about that. Hooah! Sidenote: If you have gone to boot camp, then the college can waive all the fitness class requirements. First time go!
- the_only_law 3y ago
  Do colleges usually have fitness class requirements? I’ve never seen that in any GenEd section of a degree program?
  - alephnerd 3y ago
    Columbia does if you're in the College (aka 90% of students)
  - toast0 3y ago
    My california community college did, and I believe it's a requirement for UC and CSU as well. I don't think the private engineering school I transfered to did; because I don't recall anyone complaining about it. But at least at community college there were many options. Table tennis once a week for one semester wasn't a huge burden.
erikerikson 3y ago
Yes, military service emancipates you for FAFSA purposes.
- mjn 3y ago
  There are a few others as well. As of the 2023-2024 cycle, there are 13 ways to be considered independent (any one of them suffices), according to the official list [1]. To summarize them here: 1. Born before Jan 1, 2000; 2. Married; 3. Will be attending grad school [2]; 4. Active-duty U.S. military; 5. U.S. military veteran; 6. Have dependent children; 7. Have live-in dependents other than children; 8. Both parents deceased and/or were a foster child or a ward of the court after age 13; 9. Current or former emancipated minor; 10. Legal guardian is someone other than parent or stepparent; 11,12,13. Homeless or at-risk-of-homelessness within the past year (three different routes of determination). [1] https://studentaid.gov/2324/help/need-parent-info https://studentaid.gov/2324/help/need-parent-info [2] Graduate students in the U.S. generally don't get the kind of need-based financial aid that undergrads do, though, so this one is often not very helpful.

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I believe military service also qualifies a student as being financially independent.

by syedkarim 3y ago

I believe military service also qualifies a student as being financially independent.

goodkittie396 3y ago
You are so right about that. Hooah! Sidenote: If you have gone to boot camp, then the college can waive all the fitness class requirements. First time go!
- the_only_law 3y ago
  Do colleges usually have fitness class requirements? I’ve never seen that in any GenEd section of a degree program?
  - alephnerd 3y ago
    Columbia does if you're in the College (aka 90% of students)
  - toast0 3y ago
    My california community college did, and I believe it's a requirement for UC and CSU as well. I don't think the private engineering school I transfered to did; because I don't recall anyone complaining about it. But at least at community college there were many options. Table tennis once a week for one semester wasn't a huge burden.
erikerikson 3y ago
Yes, military service emancipates you for FAFSA purposes.
- mjn 3y ago
  There are a few others as well. As of the 2023-2024 cycle, there are 13 ways to be considered independent (any one of them suffices), according to the official list [1]. To summarize them here: 1. Born before Jan 1, 2000; 2. Married; 3. Will be attending grad school [2]; 4. Active-duty U.S. military; 5. U.S. military veteran; 6. Have dependent children; 7. Have live-in dependents other than children; 8. Both parents deceased and/or were a foster child or a ward of the court after age 13; 9. Current or former emancipated minor; 10. Legal guardian is someone other than parent or stepparent; 11,12,13. Homeless or at-risk-of-homelessness within the past year (three different routes of determination). [1] https://studentaid.gov/2324/help/need-parent-info https://studentaid.gov/2324/help/need-parent-info [2] Graduate students in the U.S. generally don't get the kind of need-based financial aid that undergrads do, though, so this one is often not very helpful.