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My parents do not declare me as a dependent on their income taxes. Can I be classified as an independent student for financial aid purposes?

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My parents do not declare me as a dependent on their income taxes. Can I be classified as an independent student for financial aid purposes?

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Except in the most extraordinary circumstances, Wake Forest considers all undergraduate students to be dependent on parents for institutional financial aid purposes, even though some students may meet the federal definition of “independence.” A student may not declare independence during his or her undergraduate years due to attainment of legal age, internal family arrangements, marriage, parenthood, or family disagreements.