I got rejected from my STATE school_ What am I doing wrong?

[austinmshauri]

I also received my FA letter from the college that previously offered 30k/year in merit aid…Although it covers tuition and some housing cost, I still have to sit down with my parents and discuss the other expenses (food, clothing ex).

I thought in another thread you said you were applying as an independent. If you got a dependency override of some kind and your parents pay part of your tuition, can you still be considered independent?