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office?"},{"title":"Homeless youth FAFSA determination help","prompt":"I've been couch-surfing and staying in shelters since I aged out of foster care and I'm not sure how to handle my FAFSA since I have no parental support — can you screen my situation to see if I qualify for a homeless-youth determination, what the correct legal lane is, and what documents or steps I'll need to get this resolved with my school?"},{"title":"Medical emergency changed family finances","prompt":"My mom was hospitalized for several months this year and the medical bills have completely wiped out our family's savings and income — can you run my situation through the financial-aid appeal screening to figure out which appeal lane I qualify for, what the statutory basis is, what documentation I'll need to submit, and if there are any denial risks related to the income protection allowance or timing rules I should know about?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns the appropriate federal aid appeal lane (e.g. HEA 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