Would my parent’s information hurt me as an independent student? [Version 2.0]

That is correct. No subsidized loans for grads school. No Pell grants. But some schools, even professional schools, give some need based carrot aid. My kid got about $2000…which barely paid for her books…but every penny counts. Parent income had to be included. Not sure how the school did their awarding.

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Just as an FYI - here’s the specific program the FAFSA resulted in, when applying as independent grad school student:
https://studentaid.gov/help-center/answers/article/federal-direct-loan-program

(again, our motivation to apply were not loan offers, but institutional programs that required the FAFSA.)

Please clarify if you are the student or the parent posing this question. Your header asks about parents but your post specifies your son.

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