Students may submit this appeal to be considered independent for financial aid purposes. This provides the student with an opportunity for their financial aid eligibility to be re-evaluated based on their financial information alone, excluding parental information.
Consideration requires a demonstration of extenuating circumstances which prevents the students from providing parent income information on their financial aid application. Extenuating circumstances may include an adverse environment which may compromise the student’s safety and/or well-being.
A student who considers themselves financially independent or whose parent(s) is unwilling and/or refuse to provide income information would not be considered an extenuating circumstance which warrants an approval.
Students who submit this appeal must also provide documentation and a third-party statement/letter that would support and corroborate their situation.
For more information about the appeal process, please contact the financial aid office.
Students may submit this appeal if they (and their parents if the student is dependent) have experienced a substantial change and/or decrease to their financial situation due to an extenuating circumstance. This may include but it is not limited to job-loss, decrease in income as a result of illness, etc. Consideration requires documentation of the situation such a lay-off notice, hospital bills, unemployment documentation, etc.
If the appeal is approved, the new income information will be used in re-determining the student’s financial need and eligibility.
For more information about the appeal process, please contact the financial aid office.
