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Originally Posted by Redjake
I know one thing: they wouldn't let me have a Pell grant if I got down on my knees.
3.67 cumulative GPA so far in college (junior now)
4.01 GPA (weighted) in HS, 3.66 unweighted
something about my parents having too much money. they don't bother to check to see if your parent's are actually paying for your college or not........
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This is by far the most ridiculous and serious flaw in the whole financial aid system. In order for you to have some kind of health insurance, you are probably on your parents' insurance plan as a dependent. And since you are on their health insurance as a dependent, then they'd better make sure you're on their 1040 tax return as a dependent. And if you're on their 1040, then Pell Grant assumes they are paying for your college and will turn you down.
However, the obvious solution is financial suicide, since the only way to get their income off your application is to remove yourself from their tax return, and then suddenly you have no health insurance.
It's a mess, that's for sure. Scholarships were meant for people exactly like you, yet other people have yanked the system out from underneath you. Many colleges have discretionary funds (President's scholarship, College Foundation scholarship, etc.). Make yourself known to these people and beg. There's nothing wrong with it.