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As a graduate student, I understand that I will be considered an "independent student," hence the distinction between "my information" and "parent's information" on FAFSA. When I was working on filling out "my information", I was asked the following two questions, which I was uncertain about how to answer.
****The first question asked, "Your number of family members in 2017-2018 (household size)." I was unsure whether to include my parents and my younger sister in the household count under "my information." I still live with my parents and receive full support from them. The instructions were as follows:
To determine your household size, include:
Include:
****The first question asked, "Your number of family members in 2017-2018 (household size)." I was unsure whether to include my parents and my younger sister in the household count under "my information." I still live with my parents and receive full support from them. The instructions were as follows:
To determine your household size, include:
- yourself (and if married, your spouse);
- the number of children (even if they do not live you) who will receive more than half of their support from you (and if married, your spouse) between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. You may include any unborn children if they will be born during the school year; and
- the number of people (not your children or spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you, and will continue to receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
Include:
- Yourself even if you will attend college less than half-time in 2017-2018.
- Other people in your household only if they will attend college at least half-time in 2017-2018, in a program that leads to a college degree or certificate.
