<p>so this year my parents are cutting me off and are making me pay for tuition/housing because of financial issues.
my efan shows parentcontribution at 86,000 because assets as a result of my dad's company dissolving.
im forced to take out loans, except that i have no idea how much to take out from whatever category and so on. my efan shows me 2 different types of loans, fed unsub staf loan (2500 a quarter) and federal parent loan plus (6370 a quarter)
any help on what i should do? i am completely lost</p>
<p>I’m not clear from your question what is the reason that your parents can’t pay for your education this year.</p>
<p>If it’s that they want to support you at college but thought they can’t because of recent financial difficulties, like your dad’s company dissolving, or because their expected contribution is too high because they appeared to have a lot of income because of the company dissolving but they actually don’t, or something like that, then your parents can go to the financial aid office and explain the current situation, and they may be able to re-adjust the parent contribution or something. Also in that case, your parents can still take out loans (parent PLUS loans and other private loans) even if they don’t have a lot of cash on hand.</p>
<p>If it’s that they don’t really care about you going to college, then you’re kinda screwed. There is a [petition</a> for independent status](<a href=“http://www.fao.ucla.edu/Forms/pdfs/0910%20Independent%20Petiton.pdf]petition”>http://www.fao.ucla.edu/Forms/pdfs/0910%20Independent%20Petiton.pdf), but parents not wanting to pay is not a valid reason. Maybe you can try to get loans from other relatives, or try to get private student loans from banks (though the interest will probably be higher).</p>