<p>Op is a grad student so s/he will be considered an independent student (regardless of age) because a first bachelors has been completed.</p>
<p>while OP will not need parents information for FA purposes (totall different situation if considering professional school) OP needs to keep in mind that most of the financial aid at the masters level is in the form of students loans (as you can now borrow 20k through stafford)</p>