<p>For independent status you have to be either:
24 yrs old
married
on active duty or a vetern
have a child that receives more then 50% of their support from ypu
must have a dependent who lives with you not including your spouse or children who you support more than 50%
be a ward of the court, or were until you were 18
both parents must be deceased</p>
<p>In very rare instances they may make an exception, but it is for each school to decide and very hard to prove. Just because you live alone and support yourself doesn’t mean you’re independent. If that were the case,parents would be kicking their kids out of the house when they applied for college and the gov. knows that</p>