<p>To your first statements: Yes, that is all true. </p>
<p>“I’m sorry…but as a parent, I’m going to say…why do you want to jeopardize this? What IF his company says “sorry…she’s not a dependent and we are pulling that scholarship?” What will you do then?”</p>
<p>That is why I created this post—to ask about the qualifications of being a dependent. If I cannot get my dad’s tuition break for the IU schools because I will be independent, then I won’t do it. My whole plan was under the assumption that I would be a dependent and my college would be taken care of under the tuition break. Health insurance also. Haha relax I wasn’t planning on running away from home without health insurance and just throwing half a college tuition away=P</p>