<p>I'm facing a bit of a dilemma. I applied to four SUNY ( State University of NY) schools as an EOP applicant. This means that I do not meet the regular freshman admission requirements. As an applicant, my income has to fall within a certain range for me to be considered.</p>
<p>My father was a single parent, (also retired) for many years of my life, and I wrote about this in my college essay. He recieves pension and I know his income is pretty low. I also have my mother's death certificate to clarify that she is no longer here. With this plan in mind, I will surely be a strong candidate for the program. </p>
<p>However, this is not my current situation. My father has re-married. My step-mother is a CNA and makes a reasonable amount of money. She does not contribute to my finances, thus I do not want to include her in my application. I also have a step-brother who has finished his under-grad.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what to do... should I exclude my mom from my application or should I be as honest as possible?
This is really important because I also plan to apply for financial aid, and my step-brother with the same last name as me has been including the whole household for several years now.
Please helpppp</p>
<p>You need to be honest. Your step moms income and asset information is required on the FAFSA form.</p>
<p>It is what it is…tell the truth.</p>
<p>but i won’t get any money :,((( and in actuality, my parents dont make a lot of money.
this is really stressing me out . I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to be in debt</p>
<p>Keep in mind for EOP, you have to include the income and assets of both your dad and your stepmom. </p>
<p>You will not get an EOP acceptance or award until your FAFSA is verified. This means that you have to use the IRS data retreival tool on FAFSA or send a transcript of your family’s taxes from the IRS.</p>
<p>Also, TAP (NYS aid) runs your information against the NYS tax records. </p>
<p>For many EOP schools, you will have to submit the tax records for the past 2/3 years. If your parents file married or married filing separate, it is going to come ou (unless you want to further compound things by lying to the IRS).</p>
<p>Willful misrepresentation can and will be grounds for you being dismissed from school, not being eligible for FA in the future, repaying any aid that you received fraudently, fines and possible imprisonment.</p>
<p>You have to be honest on the FAFSA. Period. After you file it, it is linked to your tax return and to your dad’s tax return so the numbers are automatically checked against the figures that the IRS has.</p>
<p>Talk with your dad and stepmother about how they expect you to pay for your education. There may be money available after all. There might not be. If they truly are unable to help pay for your education, you may need to commute to a CC for the first two years.</p>
<p>Your info will be verified. Knowingly putting down false information is a felony.</p>
<p>Your information is checked against the tax returns, so you will be caught before you even get to school. I’m sorry that it’s the first thing I am saying, because I am so doing since the fact that you are lying and cheating does not seem to take this option out of the picture.</p>
<p>yup, you will be rewarded with a pair of silver bracelets and be sent to the federal pokey…</p>