<prompt> Human: Hey everyone, Im 19 and going into my third year of college and am having a few issues applying for next years financial aid. Last time I applied I was living with my single mom and younger brother and was able to provide information for both of my parents on the FAFSA. Since the last time I applied, my mom was evicted from the house we lived in and she went to live with her mom while I went to live with my other grandma. Ive since had a falling out with my mom and my dad has never been involved enough for me to be able to ask him about his finances for the parental information section.I noticed that I can mark myself as homeless or self supporting on my FAFSA. My grandma doesnt ask me to pay rent but I do cover every other expense I have like textbooks, food, car insurance, etc, mostly with the help of the financial aid I have received and with my part time job . I also filed as an independent for my most recent taxes. Although I am not technically homeless, I do feel as though I fit the FAFSAs definition. Id have to meet with a rep from my university to actually certify that I meet the criteria for being homelessself supportingnot in the care of my legal guardian. Is it worth a shot or am I just going to eventually be forced to provide parent information? Any advice is appreciated! Sorry for the lengthy post.  <response>: Tell them youll do an affidavit or sign whatever verification form they have and thats generally sufficient.Ive seen a lot of students do that successfully. The fafsa independence test is fucked. There are a lot of married people that are still dependent on their own parents. And they are automatically considered independent. And there are a lot of independent people who cannot rely on their parents for income after they are 18. 