<p>I read the financial affidavit that noimagination posted. I was about to post the same link. A student has to be providing more than half of their support, not been claimed as a dependent for the current or prior year by anyone other an a spouse, and not enrolled for more than 8 credits.
This is going to probably be next to impossible for a kid still in high school for freshman year, and really hard for a second year student. Probably going to mean another extra year to get tax years in line with school years.
Few of us think it’s a good idea to send an 18 year old to a new state to live in an apartment and work mostly full time while attending CC 8 hours a week. And keep track of every dollar we send to not go over the limit. For Oregon? It’s a nice place, but is it worth taking 6 years and sacrificing a normal first two years?</p>