My oldest has a merit scholarship to cover tuition. She goes to an instate public where her stats put her in the top 10% of students.
We help with room and and she takes loans. She works almost full-time in the summers and earns a few thousand.
She applied to some local scholarships for her major and got around $2,000 for the first year.
My second oldest has some scholarships from his school, plus got about $5,000 in local scholarships (education major).
He gets a state grant and takes loans, and works in summers.
Both go to the closest instate school that has their major.
Could you move closer to an instate university, could one of you work for an university that offers tuition discount for employees’ dependents?
Could the oldest take a gap year and work?