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<p>I think it’s new this year that a dependent student can get an unsubsidized Stafford loan without providing parent info. </p>
<p>You can remind your father that filling out financial aid forms doesn’t obligate him to pay… the FAFSA determines how much federal aid one is eligible for.</p>