<p>But, one of my friends got kicked out, and he's actually a good guy, his dad is just an a-hole. Like if I said the reason everyone here would be shocked. So basically his dad refused to fill out the FAFSA, and now he has no idea what he's going to do for college. His fallback plan is to go to community college, go to our state university, and then go on from there but is there anything else he can do so he can still go to the colleges he applied to?</p>
<p>Like can he contact the financial aid office or whatever, or admissions and explain the situation would that help?</p>
<p>Have your friend talk to his guidance counselor first, they will contact the parents to see what’s up and can help him with his plans once things are straightened out. Community college/part time job/renting a room is a good start, but it will help if he has an adult he can depend upon.</p>
<p>And don’t be surprised if it turns out you don’t have the full story here, sounds very familiar, there are usually two sides to every story. Let the counselor straighten everything out.</p>
<p>If he’s under 18, been kicked out, he might be able to do something to get independent status. I’m not sure…kelsmon or a few others here would know.</p>
<p>If he’s under 18, I think he can have someone appointed as his legal guardian. that will give him independent status…I think.</p>
<p>He’s been staying with different friends. His mom has little say as his dad controls everything and she is on my friends side but the dad is just too controlling. There were no criminal acts involved.</p>
<p>Well, if he’s under 18, he may need to quickly get another adult named as his legal guardian. If that can happen, then he won’t need his parents help with FAFSA.</p>
<p>This young person needs to come up with a plan for completing his education without any help from his parents. That way if his dad decides to help, it will be nice, but your friend won’t be in constant fear of what his dad might do.</p>
<p>I don’t know how long ago your friend was kicked out, but I believe cooler heads will prevail. I am guessing the current state of affairs is not what your friends’ parents had planned for their child. If his guidance counselor cannot become involved, your friend should consider his local pastor/minister/priest. Like the above poster said, there are two sides to every story, nad I’m guessing apologies are due on both sides. The mom in this case may already be working with the father to change his mind about kicking his child out. I hope your friend is in touch with his mother and doing his best to demonstrate good intentions, if there is no abuse or criminal activity involved. He needs his parents’ support.</p>
<p>My friend is a black belt, there’s no way he would be abused. His mom is trying to work things out. Vossron thanks for the links I will forward those to him.</p>
<p>just because your friend is a black belt does not mean that he hasn’t been emotionally or verbally abused.</p>
<p>In cases where high school kids have been kicked out of the home (when drugs, illegal activity were not involved), often there is some kind of abusive and disfunctional behavior in the home.</p>
<p>I think this student needs to act fast before he turns 18. Other kids have posted with similar situations and it’s much harder to do anything once the kid turns 18.</p>
<p>Being kicked out of the house does NOT automatically guarantee a dependency override. For example, we recently had a student whose dad kicked him out because the student didn’t want to follow certain rules of the house … none of which was unreasonable, dangerous, etc. There could be more to the story, but that is all that the student provided as a reason. </p>
<p>If this student is “homeless,” no dependency override is necessary. However, he would need a statement from his counselor attesting to the homeless situation. Most schools will request that type of documentation. If this is a temporary situation, though, the counselor may not provide such a statement. He/she may intervene instead, to try to assist the family in working through its issues.</p>
<p>It is possible that this student has secrets he is keeping about what goes on behind closed doors at his house. He may very well NOT want to be returned to his house. In this case, if the counselor’s feeling is that he should be returned, and if the student can’t get a statement verifying homelessness from the counselor, he may want to try a different approach. If this is the case, he can apply for a dependency override (no guarantee it will be approved). He would need to provide the school with a DETAILED statement regarding what has been occurring in his home. He would also need supporting documentation from adults who are aware of the situation. He would need to TELL EVERYTHING … this is not a time to be “private.” The more the aid administrator knows, the better for the student. I have denied dependency override requests but later approved them after the student provided the REAL story.</p>
<p>Even if the student is considered an independent student, he may not have enough money to cover costs, depending on the school. He needs to choose his school carefully, paying attention to costs. He can talk with the financial aid counselors at the school to find out what is what after he figures out how to file the FAFSA & files a dependency override request (if he decides to go that route).</p>
<p>Correct, no guarrantees. Read the entire page; each case must be properly documented. Each school makes its own determination; one school’s override has no effect on another school.</p>