does parents claming me as dependent affect my aid?

[Erin_s_Dad]

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Parents and probably more so the federal government are the cash cows for colleges. The majority of the money that paid for my education was from either financial aid or federal student loans. My mom did take out a parent plus loan but only for my last semester. Which I regret even more now because I agreed to pay those back myself and I can’t simply apply for income based repayment like the loans under my own name.

So you are complaining in one breath that the federal gov’t helped you and in the next that you aren’t able to file for income based repayment?</p>