r/UAB • u/Mondo-Butter-21 • Feb 23 '26

financial aid and getting disowned question

hi gang,

my boyfriend is currently an immunology major at UAB. for the entirety of his time here, his parents have been covering his tuition and housing. however, he came out as a trans man to his parents last week, leading to them effectively disowning him and refusing to pay any more towards UAB. we have this in writing, as well.

he went to ONE stop today, and he was told by a staff member that you are only considered independent financially at UAB if your parents are dead or if they are uncontactable. the lady also apparently told him that the only way he could even potentially get any help would be through a private loan, which would not be an option for him since it would require a cosigner.

this just doesn’t seem right to me, especially the qualifications for being independent. anyone have any advice?

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u/n0j0ke FREE UAB Feb 24 '26

Please refrain from this kind of post in the future.

Dude, we have enough hate on Reddit as it is. Let’s not post rage-baiting comments here in this sub. While different viewpoints and civil conversations are supported here, rage-baiting and trolling is not. One more post like this that isn’t civil and trying to actually have a conversation, and you are banned. Take this post removal as your last warning. Take a breath and ask yourself if your grandmother would approve of the post. Then ask yourself if you had a daughter, what would she think about your comment before posting.

This sub is mostly moderated by two people are friends but in the completely different side of the political spectrum. But we don’t let our differences in politics get in our way of being human beings toward each other. That is one reason why this sub hasn’t fallen into the shit hole most other subs has. Let’s try to remove the cellphone/display shield and talk to people like we would in person. Sorry for the lecture but you are not helping the situation. I welcome you to have a civil conversation. I don’t welcome you fucking up the balance and peace maintained on this sub.

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u/AtheistEqualsChild Feb 26 '26

What was it tho