FAFSA Dependency Status

Question 1

Which of the following automatically qualifies a student as INDEPENDENT on the FAFSA?

Accepted Answer

Being 24 years of age or older

Answer

Living off campus

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Having a job

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Paying own tuition

Question 2

A dependent student must report whose financial information on the FAFSA?

Accepted Answer

Their parents' information

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Their own only

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Their employer's information

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Their school's information

Question 3

Which of the following students is considered INDEPENDENT on the FAFSA?

Accepted Answer

A married 19-year-old

Answer

A 20-year-old living with parents

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A full-time student under 24

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A student working part-time

Question 4

A student who is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces is classified as which type of student?

Accepted Answer

Independent

Answer

Dependent

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Conditional

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Special Status

Question 5

If a dependent student's parents are divorced, whose information is reported on the FAFSA?

Accepted Answer

The parent the student lived with most in the past 12 months

Answer

Both parents' information equally

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The parent with higher income

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The parent who claims the student as a tax dependent

Question 6

An emancipated minor is classified as which type of student on the FAFSA?

Accepted Answer

Independent

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Dependent

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Conditional dependent

Answer

Requires special review