DawnC
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Probably not.  You can claim yourself as a dependent if you are providing over half of your financial support.  If you are not providing over half of your support, it is likely that someone else can claim you and if someone else can claim you, you can't claim yourself.    

 

If you used unearned income or student loans to pay for most of your expenses, you did not support yourself.  You said your financial aid covers most of your expenses and financial aid does not count as it is not earned income.  See this article for more details - Did I support myself?

 

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