<p>I'm 27 years old and an independent student. One of the schools I'm applying to is Cornell, and I have already applied for independent student status and I was granted. They had the toughest requirements of all the schools I'm applying to, so I am obviously "solidly" independent.</p>
<p>I'm trying to fill out the PROFILE and it is a PAIN. First off, my mother is widowed and lives alone, so for "parent's household" I tried to put "1" but the crazy thing says "must be 2 or greater" and won't let me put 1! What do I do, lie and say 2? This is just crazy.</p>
<p>Also, I don't want to put my mother's tax/income info mainly because I don't have much time before the Tuesday night deadline to get that info. I know that's my procrastinating self's fault, but it's too late to change that.</p>
<p>Can I just put 0 on all the stuff for my mother?</p>