Please answer the following questions:

1. Were you born before January 1, 1986? Yes No

2. Are you married? (If separated but not divorced, answer yes.) Yes No

3. Are you a Veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces or are you currently serving Active Duty? Yes No

4. Do you have children who receive more than 50% of their yearly financial support from you? Yes No

5. Do you have other dependents (not a child or spouse) who receives more than 50% of their
yearly financial support from you? Yes No

6. At any time since you turned 13, were both of your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a dependent or ward of the court? Yes No

7. Are you or were you an emancipated minor as determined by a court in your state of legal residence at the time you received the determination? Yes No

8. At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did your high school district homeless liaison, the director of an emergency shelter or housing program, or the director of a runaway or homeless youth center determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless? Yes No

If you checked Yes to at least one of these questions, please click here: Independent Student.

If you checked No to all of the questions, please click here: Dependent Student.