S2 OOS- what do you have to do become a "resident"?

nealinnc
Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:54:35 +0000

What steps need to be taken to get instate tuition?

Have proof that you have been living in NC for a year. Since he is getting a NC drivers license, I assume he does not have one. I would get it within the next couple of weeks so that you have proof of living in NC by next fall (mid August). Owning a car doesn’t prove residency.

It’s not clear from your post where he lives now, so I’m assuming he is moving to NC and needs to wait a year for instate tuition. I have 3 in college and a forth adult child moved back home to get instate tuition. He is working a year to save money and will start next summer at the local community college once his year is up. He got his DL changed right away and got a job to prove that he is living instate for a year.

I see no pitfalls in going to Wake Tech first, but some would say he is missing the freshman college experience; dorms, parties, away from home for the first time etc.

Emancipate him? So he is under 18. That might be a question for a lawyer. There is a big difference between 17 yrs 10 months old and 16 years old.

Loans, of course, are the absolute worst way to pay for college. Start off with FAFSA. You might be able to get some grants. Even if you make a decent amount of money some aide might be available, and if you make too much to get any aide, then you should be able to afford to help your kid without too much in loans. All schools have a lot of scholarships. You have to look for them and look elsewhere too. All three of my kids in college got scholarships. None were in the top 20% in high school but all excelled enough in community college to get scholarships. All went to community college to save money and live at home the first two years. 2 out of 3 worked part time jobs. 2 out of 3 found full ride scholarships for at least one year. It appears that all three will get into NCSU in engineering when non would have been accepted out of high school into the college of engineering.