My EFC = 0. Can I go Out-of-state?

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<p>Are you saying that your parents 1040 is many, many pages long? How can that be? I thought your parents are low income? </p>

<p>I know that you got accepted to Kern. What’s in their FA package?</p>

<p>Did you also get accepted to Montclair? If so, what’s in their FA package?</p>

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<p>Look at the top of the paper for the number 1040. Your parents might have simply given you all of their financial information (bank statements, W2s, etc) for some reason.</p>

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<p>I don’t know, but it’s long. There are pages of “Capital Gains and Losses”, “Earned Income Credit”, “Standard Deduction for Certain Filer” and “Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credits”. It’s pretty long.</p>

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<p>When I applied to Kean, I applied with EOF (Equal Opportunity Fund)
link- <a href=“http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/EOF/index.html[/url]”>http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/EOF/index.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

<p>They sent me a letter telling me I got “conditionally accepted”. I have to mail them these damn tax forms to show them I meet the income requirements for the EOF program.</p>

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<p>I did not get accepted in Montclair, which shocked me.</p>

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<p>Call or email the FA office to see if they only want the 1040, or 1040 with schedules. Also, if your parents e-filed, make sure they actually sign the 1040 before you send it!</p>