<p>irinak, i don't think you understand what it means to be emancipated - in short, to be emancipated is to receive no support from your parents, including no financial support to pay your tuition.</p>
<p>moreover, your inability to sign your own forms is the result of laws that state the signature of a minor is not legally binding, regardless of his or her capability for self-support. </p>
<p>nonetheless, nobody really cares how old you are when you sign forms here - everyone else that's not yet 18 is in the same boat as you are, and it's never been a big deal.</p>