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My daughter is 23 and lives at home. She recently decided to attend our community college in order to prepare herself for the job market. We started researching scholarships. Much to our surprise, even though she is considered an adult, FAFSA (to which you have to provide financial information in order to get a scholarship), decided that our income had to be considered.

At that time I was working as a paralegal and made a decent salary. As a result, our daughter is not eligible for a scholarship based on financial need. That seems ridiculous to me. Her need for a scholarship should be based on her income. If she is old enough to drink or vote and is considered an adult by all other standards, she should be considered an adult by FAFSA. We were told the only way she could avoid this would be to provide documentation that she had divorced her parents.
Tags: College, financial-aid, scholarships, tuition
Posted By: Legal 11 months, 3 Weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, 13 minutes ago
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