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<p>If you are working full time, that would mean you are earning about 45,000 per year. I hope you are saving some of that to pay for your college expenses. </p>
<p>Someone else here will be more specific with the numbers, but if you are not independent (and I don’t think you are), that $45,000 income will be viewed as your income on the FAFSA for the upcoming year. It is my opinion, that with that amount of student income, you are unlikely to qualify for much in need based federal aid..in fact, I’ll venture that you will qualify for no need based aid with that amount of student income.</p>
<p>I would strongly suggest that you look at your list of schools carefully. They are wonderful schools. Choose maybe one or two off of that list that are schools you really have an interest in. Then…look at the link cptofthehouse provided (if it works for you…it didn’t for me) and see if there are perhaps several schools on that list that are of interest to you. Then look at some schools that you would attend if accepted that are financially possible for you. </p>
<p>You need to have at least one school on that list that you are almost sure you’ll get accepted to, that you would attend if accepted, AND that you could pay for without financial aid/are guaranteed merit aid that would help you.</p>
<p>Just for the record…college students (not independent) who earn $45,000 a year would not be considered “poor”.</p>
<p>Now…back to my original question…what state do your parents reside in? It is very likely that you will qualify for instate residency at one of these schools in that state.</p>
<p>Also, are you currently in high school or did you take time off to work before entering college? Please, other than living apart from your parents and supporting yourself, what makes you think you are an independent student.</p>