Tips for a Forcefully Dependent Student

Everyone, I feel so much better. The tears are gone.

I feel so refreshed and I finally am finished crying. I just finished an hour-long discussion with my father and our discussion went into such depth, I got to vent out everything to which he surprisingly understood and sympathized with.

My father is going to help me out. There's a good chance I'll be living with my brother in Las Vegas as a result.

So the medical and billing thing in my valley is likely out of the blueprint for now but I'm getting out of here.

Vegas is quite the drastic move so I may still stay in California but find another place, but I have such a renewed sense of optimism from everyone's words here and the help of my father.

Everyone.. I thank you from the bottom of my heart..

That is wonderful...as long as you're gettin' out.  Errything will fall into place.

Didn't read the entire thread, so I don't know if this has already been said, but you can petition to be an independent student. I worked in financial aid and admissions as an undergrad and had people do it all the time. If you have someone else's address you can put down, you can have them write a letter saying you live with them and provide all support for yourself and show proof of employment and the stuff you pay on your own. The tricky thing is your mother would have to write a letter agreeing that you support yourself. Do you think she would be willing to do that?

There is always the option of using your father. I'm not sure how your relationship is with him, but if you can get him to complete your FASFA it would be a lot easier, and it'll update the information yearly when he files.

f8dagrate wrote: Please give us an update! I'm not wealthy.. yet but I do have some suggestions if you would like some. PM anytime love

All this and apologies that it's gone this far. I hope that you & your father coordinate something to get you out of there on your own or relocated to your brother.

Keep us posted and drop a paypal link on us if some of the sisters can slide you at least a lil something to help out.

I'm glad things are better.