Can you apply for financial aid without the help of your parents?

my parents do not know where to find their tax form and are currently out of work for like 1.5 years. how will i be able to apply for financial aid? can i use my old tax documents instead of theirs to apply or can i use some elses tax records such as an older sibling if i live with them? please help i am tryna register for the spring semester at laguardia community college and application deadlines are may 31st, 2006. do i fill out the 2006-2007 fasfa or the 2007-2008 fasfa? please any information is very helpful to me bacuase i have no clue to what i need to do to apply for college?

make a appointment with the financial aids department and tell them all your questions they will held you.if you want they will tell you how to file in depent of your family.good luck you sound like a good person in need of some help.

First you need to fill out the 07-08 FAFSA. Until you are 24 you are going to have fill out the parent section of the FAFSA. It will ask you if they filed taxes this past year or not, not sure where it will take you from there but you will need all info on any income they did receive (i.e. unemployment....) Hope that helps and good luck.

No you can not because you are now considered as a dependent student and in this situation they need your parents forms too.but if you can prove that you live independently then maybe you can go on like that which I doubt you can.

Get the tax info direct from the IRS. Check the IRS website for more info

When her father and I divorced, our eldest daughter was in college and emancipated as part of the divorce. That meant that she was legally on her own --not legally supported by either parent-- and didn't need any of our financial information to apply for aid. She got a total free ride.


Also, call the financial aid office at the college you plan to attend and see how they can help you