http://pell-grants.org/are-you-eligible-for-pell-grants/ Pell Grant Information Center - We'll Answer all Questions Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://pell-grants.org/are-you-eligible-for-pell-grants/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Meagan Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:37:48 +0000 http://pell-grants.org/?p=11#comment-875 I am 21 years old, live on my own, therefore MUST work full time. Why does everyone, including me, have to file as "dependent" for PELL, even though i file as INDEPENDENT on my taxes?? What does it matter what my parents make, it's not like I see a dime, because like I said, I am grown, no longer their responsibility, and take care of myself, and I am BROKE. It takes every dime I earn to pay bills. So when I apply for PELL they tell me, "Well, you don't make enough, but you and your dad COMBINED do." ?!?!? SOOOO???? He has three children that live at home, he can't afford to pay for my schooling! And you have to file that way every year until you are 24?!? I believe this is just another way to make you pay, when you can't even afford it. I don't see how anyone living on their own under the age of 24 is able to go to school. The only way for me to get pell is to quit my job and move back home with my parents. Who wants to do that? I think the system is STUPID, you should file for financial aid the same as you do on your taxes, especially since thats where your information is coming from. I am 21 years old, live on my own, therefore MUST work full time. Why does everyone, including me, have to file as “dependent” for PELL, even though i file as INDEPENDENT on my taxes?? What does it matter what my parents make, it’s not like I see a dime, because like I said, I am grown, no longer their responsibility, and take care of myself, and I am BROKE. It takes every dime I earn to pay bills. So when I apply for PELL they tell me, “Well, you don’t make enough, but you and your dad COMBINED do.” ?!?!? SOOOO???? He has three children that live at home, he can’t afford to pay for my schooling! And you have to file that way every year until you are 24?!? I believe this is just another way to make you pay, when you can’t even afford it. I don’t see how anyone living on their own under the age of 24 is able to go to school. The only way for me to get pell is to quit my job and move back home with my parents. Who wants to do that? I think the system is STUPID, you should file for financial aid the same as you do on your taxes, especially since thats where your information is coming from.

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