They both have joint custody of me and just recently got divorced!
^^So that is financial aid fraud if you live more than half of the time with your mom but used your dad on FAFSA. Who advised you to do this? Do you understand the repercussions?
Then you need to amend your FAFSA . . . now!
It’s no biggie - if anyone asks about the change, just say you didn’t understand and made a mistake. But you cannot leave it the way it is.
The fasfa specifically said to choose which parent to file for.
Did the older siblings who went to college claim they lived with dad too?
You made a mistake. Like I said, no biggie (see my post #22 above) . . . just fix it!
ok
Thank you . . . 
I know it limits your remaining options, but it’s absolutely the right thing to do. Come back and let us know what you decide to do next year, okay? I really want to know things turned out okay for you.
The remaining option of the commuting school was the only affordable one anyway. The ones the OP wanted to attend were unaffordable. Even with a Pell Grant.
The OP has a couple of options.
- Go to UConn Hartford and commute from home.
- Contact Central Connecticut State University to see if they are still accepting applicants. That would likely be within commuting distance as well.
- There are several community colleges within close proximity to Hartford...Capitol, Tunxis, Manchester. These are open enrollment. The OP should discuss which four year schools have articulation agreements with these CCs.
- Take a gap year, and apply to four year colleges that are affordable.
^ ^ ^ All of these are good options. I’m guessing you’re probably not thrilled with the idea of taking a gap year, but it definitely would not be a year wasted if you decide to do that. Getting a job for the year would give you something really positive to include on future resumes, and it would really help you with future internship, job, and even grad school applications. Employers would always rather hire someone with work experience over someone who’s never done anything but go to school.
So, it looks like you have some decisions to make. Good luck! 
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no, it doesnt
Towson is a perfectly fine university - I know lots of Maryland students there. However, it is not worth the cost difference over one of the perfectly fine public universities in your home state. Truly, there is no reason to shell out the OOS cost for TU. Go to an affordable public in your home state.
I agree with Happymomof1. I know your home state schools. They are fine. And they are more affordable.