Take a gap year.
- your residency for tuition purpose depends on where our parents live. If they moge to a state before September you’ll be eligible for in-state tuition and any existing state aid.
- scholarships primarily come from the Colleges themselves and mostly depend on test scores. So, prep and retake the sat/act.
- transfers get lousy aid. There are no full tuition scholarships for transfers. Taking even one community college class after graduation can disqualify you from all the scholarships meant for freshmen.
- the way many students save money through CC’s is by commuting from home and paying minimal in-state fees for this first couple years. However it typically means being full pay for the last two years. In your case, it may mean forfeiting 4-year scholarships while not having access to instate tuition! It wouldn’t make sense.