If you CANNOT answer “yes” to any of these questions, you are dependent for financial aid purposes for the 2009-10 year.

If you CAN answer “yes” to any of these questions, you are independent for financial aid purposes.

1. Were you born before January 1, 1986? Yes No
2. As of today, are you married? Yes No
3. At the beginning of the 2009-10 school year, will you be working on a master’s or doctorate program? Yes No
4. Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training? Yes No
5. Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces? Yes No
6. Do you have children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010? Yes No
7. Do you have dependents who live with you and will receive more than half of their support from you through June 30, 2010? Yes No
8. At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent or ward of the court? Yes No
9. Are you or were you an emancipated minor as determined by a court in your state of legal residence? Yes No
10. At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless? Yes No
11. At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless? Yes No
12. At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or was self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? Yes No