Hello,
I am no longer living with my parents and they have ceased all financial support to me, including for college. I am currently living at a friends house and am trying to figure out how I will be able to afford college come the fall. I have talked with UMass Financial Aid and they directed me to fill out the Dependency Appeal Form on the Financial Aid website (https://www.umass.edu/umfa/sites/default/files/Forms/Even_DEPENDENCY_%20STATUS_%20APPEAL.pdf). I was hoping to find out what exactly independent status would do for me as in what aid it would open me up to. I have tried talking to Federal Student Aid, but so far I have been unable to reach them because of excessively long call wait times. Any help would me much appreciated. Thank You!