Re:Ask HN: Going to College with NIL Family Support?
by tokenadult on Friday February 06, 2009 @10:55AM
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Here's an MIT statement from the director of financial aid:
"For MIT, our definition of an independent student is one where there are no parents to rely upon for information (in cases of deceased parents or abuse or neglect). The bar is set pretty high, so we do not generally allow students to be considered independant."
"For MIT, our definition of an independent student is one where there are no parents to rely upon for information (in cases of deceased parents or abuse or neglect). The bar is set pretty high, so we do not generally allow students to be considered independant."
http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/finaid/financial_aid/its...