"I filed the FAFSA as independent because I'm 18. Will I be eligible for more financial aid?"

[Pegasus]

Actually heard this weekend at a college preview day. I know that completing the FAFSA can be confusing and this student was only 18, but wouldn't they at least understand that almost everyone completing FAFSA is 18 or older and if that is all it took, potentially eligible for more aid?

[Arcadia]

Is the person a foster child? I heard that told to foster children who have aged out of foster homes.