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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand how a parent can "make" their child take out loans...? [/quote]

They refuse to pay, like my parents. Not only did they refuse to pay; they refused to fill out the FAFSA for me.[/quote]
But they didn't MAKE you take out loans. You could have attended a community college. You could have waited to attend until you had money saved up. But just because a parent does not pay does not mean their child is FORCED to take out loans.  Sheesh.

Free agency. It's a real thing. [/quote]

This is ridiculous. Not paying is one thing, but parents who refuse to fill out the FAFSA are completely screwing over their kids. This is not about “choosing” to be an adult. The government deems an 18 year old to be a dependent for college tuition purposes and their parents’ income is attributed to them, whether they think you’re a “free agent” or not. If the student is under 24, and a parent refuses to fill out the FAFSA, they are ineligible for aid, and it is difficult to be declared independent. The criteria are things like: your parents are incarcerated, you don’t know where they are, you’ve left home due to abuse….

Yes, you can wait until you’re 24 to go to college, but that doesn’t mean that your parents aren’t absolute jerks. [/quote]

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