So I’m moving in June to a different state and I already know my address because I will be moving in with my grandmother and my mother and I will NOT be coming back to live with my father. So would my permanent address be my grandmother’s/mother’s house or my father’s house? My mom just recently separated from my father so her address is not changed yet on her drivers license and I was just accepted into a nursing school in the state I will be moving to. So would I go ahead and put in my new FAFSA information with all my mom’s info or would I just keep it as my dad’s for now until I officially move to the new state.
Your FAFSA EFC will be based on the parent’s financial with whom you lived the most in 2019 for the 2020-2021 school year. As would your address in the FAFSA. Unless there is some reason to keep certain mail going to your dad’s address. Since you will be staying with your mother, her address would be the one to use.
If you’ve already filed FAFSA for the 2019-20 school year, you don’t have to do anything. When you file for next year, use your new address.
It really doesn’t matter. If FAFSA wants to send you something, they use email.
I’m meaning for financial aid. My financial situation is going to completely change when I move and I will not have the support of my father anymore so I need to try to get as much aid as I can so I can go to my nursing school.
If you already filed FAFSA, you do not make changes to it. You can appeal the aid through the school, but you can’t make changes to the FAFSA as it is based on the information on where you lived, and which parent you lived with, on the date you filed.
If your parents are now separated or divorced, you can appeal any awards through your school. Go to the financial aid page for you school and there should be a form and directions for a change of circumstances, and what documents you’ll need (tax forms, info about a new job). You can also call your school and explain your new situation.
Next year when you file, you will use the income and assets for parent with whom you lived the most in the last 365 days, which is sounds like it will be your mother. You’ll use the 2018 tax return, so if they were still married and filed jointly, you have to do a little work and break it all out.
My parents are going from married to separated. I would really like to keep my father off of everything. I just can’t officially move out of his house until beginning to mid June.
Your 2019-2020 FAFSA was filed with your parent marital status as it was the day if filing. You won’t be changing your FAFSA.
If you want some kind of adjustment from the college, you need to contact the COLLEGE…after you move. They won’t do a thing until that has already happened. Not one thing.
Once your parents have separated, you can ask what you need to do for a special circumstances consideration. There is a process for this at most colleges. But some schools do this…and some don’t. So…contact YOUR college and get the information you need to do this…and then get the documents you need all set.
At this point…you are living with your father…so that’s that. The colleges aren’t going to adjust a thing until the separation happens.
Has your father told you he won’t support your college costs?
Also, is your college a public university in your state? Or not? That could impact on costs if you move to a different state and it’s a public university.
my FAFSA has not been sent to my new school yet because I have not put it on there yet so they do not have my FAFSA information. As for my dad supporting me through college, it’s not going to happen. The last time my parent’s separated he did not give me any kind of financial support, he just simply stated that he doesn’t have the money for it even though my mom was working minimum wage and somehow making it work. Also yes the school I’m going to is private but it’s an excellent opportunity for me and if there’s anyway I can get in there I want to be able to get there also I’ve already spoken to them about out of state tuition and they said that anyone that enrolls with them pays the in state tuition even if they don’t live in state or haven’t been for the past year or so.
There is no in-state/out-of-state tuition in private schools. I noticed, too, that you called this nursing school instead of college. What kind of degree is this? Diploma? ADN? BSN? I’m asking because if you move with your mother, you could be granted in-state status as a nearby community college, many of which do offer nursing programs. Might be a way to save some bucks if you’re looking at a diploma or ADN program.
Even if you haven’t sent your FAFSA to this school yet, it sounds like you have filled one out. If that is the case, you still don’t change it. You contact the school about special circumstances, but not until those circumstances become reality.
What is the school you are headed to? It may make no difference if your dad won't pay, they may not change a thing based on separation. FAFSA efc means very little at most schools, you need to check with the school, is it a CSS/profile school?
So what is the uni?
Where are you instate? (with mum)
How much will it cost?
How much will you be able to pay?
What are you talking about? Private colleges do NOT have instate and out of state costs. They have ONE cost for all who attend. Everyone pays the same rate…whether in or out of state.
You clearly misunderstood something.
Are you a transfer student? What sort of aid are you hoping to get from this college? What is or was the deadline to submit the 2019-2020 form for aid consideration. Most colleges require this so they can send you a financial aid package with your acceptance.
Something is “off” with your story. Where are you attending college now? Is that affordable? Is this new college one that meets full need for all…and that’s why you don’t want to include your dad? Most generous schools that meet full need for all require non-custodial parent info…so your dad would not be off the hook for providing info anyway.