The government does provide an independent student designation for students that can convince their financial aid office they are truly independent. Criteria for filing as an independent student. To complete a FAFSA as independent student, however, you must meet some pretty specific criteria. You must.
Theodore Roosevelt Sr., (1831-1877), was the father of President Theodore Roosevelt. During the Civil War, he paid a substitute $300.00 to fight his battles!! Harvard educated rough rider Roosevelt actually has his face carved on Mouth Rushmore next to President Lincoln.
Roosevelt was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton. Theodore Roosevelt resigned his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and helped form the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, known commonly as the Rough Riders, in 1898 after the outset of the Spanish-American War.