What do I do? I lied?

Ok, I know this is going to be horrible, but I lied on my fafsa recently. Before I get to the reason why, I have some background information. So I have a sister that is the same age as me in college. We are both in college at the same time. My mother is single and has been my entire life. My mothers' salary is around 70, 000 a year, however, the amount that she brings home is significantly less than that. My family did not receive any financial aid so we were forced to take out a loan. That was for my first semester. My second semester the same thing happened only my sister stayed at University and I went to community college, trying to save money, but it didnt work. My mother has paid my $2000 community college tuition out of pocket, and that is a lot of money. We have no savings, and we are really struggling. Now my friend lied on her fafsa by only reporting her dads supposed salary, which is like $30, 000 because he is a teacher. Her mother is a nurse and owns lots of real estate. She said that her mom makes a lot of money and was even able to pay for her CNA classes upfront. But she got money for financial aid, and she had a surplus and used that money for some bull. My mom told me that she cannot afford to pay for my tuition next semesters and decided to lie on the fafsa for summer and fall. I voiced my concerns to her, but she got mad at me. If I get caught, I will be the one to suffer! I am terrified. I cannot afford to go to school right now, that is my reality, but the fear of me risking my education is far to great to bear. What should I do?

And it just feels like everyone who doesnt need any money, ends up getting the money and it is just not fair. I really do not want to take the aid if I get it, but I would have to drop out of school or take a loan., My mother cannot afford to help me. And I would need her to cosign the loan! I am terribly afraid that down the road I will lose everything that I am struggling to achieve and it sucks for people like me that are middle class citizens and have been honest about everything, up until this point. My mother doesnt want to have to do this, but this is the only way that I could possibly get my education paid for.

First of all, take a deep breath and try to relax. You are not the first person who has ever lied on a FAFSA. You are able to amend your filed FAFSA and change your answers, no questions asked. The first thing I would do is go to the office of financial aid at the college you are going to attend. Explain that you misunderstood some things on your FAFSA and need to change them ( don't tell them you lied). After you make the changes, inquire about additional funds and grants and scholarships. The financial aid advisors are trained to help you find money, so, if they are any good at what they do, they should be able to help. It sounds like you may be a dependent student, which always makes it difficult, ( the dependent/independent student thing is the worst Federal financial aid rule ever!) Go to this website and look around on it for a while. www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov This site has tons of information for students who need aid. There are lots of options for you, but you are going to have to change your FAFSA results. If it finds out you have falsified information, the consequences can be pretty extreme. I understand what you are going through. IT has become hard to pay for school, and with the economy as bad as it is, things are even harder. Try the advice I gave you and see if you can find some alternative means to pay for school. There are so many good programs out there; we just have to look for them. Good luck my friend.

dude take aid if your mother is angry and u look on the bright side u have a education which is some thing you need more than anything u mom will forgive you

but what r u gonna do without a education
hope this helps and please email me
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