<p>I'm not. Does this affect my financial aid amount in any way, for better or worse? Regardless, I will call them up about this, but I'm just wondering.</p>
<p>It may affect your FA. If you’re already an independent student it might not. If you are not an independent student then it definitely affects it.</p>
<p>Yeah now you can say you’re dependent on them, you both have no jobs, and you live alone. Instant Financial Aid! But only if you can prove it.</p>
<p>Make sure you are reading the website correctly. I at first thought mine said that, but in the fine print somewhere I saw that it is indicating your parents status.</p>