<p>FAFSA works for the entire school year. On the 2010-2011 FAFSA the date will be ‘before January 1st 1987’. So for the 2010-2011 school year you will be independent if you were born in June 1986. </p>
<p>For the 2009-2010 school year you will be a dependent for the entire school year (through summer 2010 generally).</p>