Accepted, now needs money...

Paying for College
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<p>I have been accepted to Purdue and I'm going to be an out of state student, but I'm facing a terrible situation, I can't get any aid. I am stuck because of how much money my parents make, and the FAFSA isn't any help because they make so much money. Dad told me he wasn't going to be paying the high tution, so I now have to find a way to fund college.</p>

<p>So...
Does anyone know how to get in-state tuition after a year or two? I think it'd be great if I could declair myself a resident of Indiana toward the latter part of college to bring down the tuition costs a little....and by a little I really mean a lot.</p>

<p>Thank you,
cdf22728</p>

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<p>You cannot, in most cases, become a resident of a state for instate college tuition purposes WHILE you are attending college in a state. The only legit way would be for your family to MOVE to Indiana, live there a year..then you would have instate tuition. For residency purposes in almost every case, a student's state of residency for college tuition purposes is where their PARENTS live. This question gets asked again and again. If it were THAT easy to gain instate tuition status for out of staters, don't you think EVERY out of state student would do it? It's not easy nor is it meant to be. The bottom line, is if you want to pay instate tuition, apply to instate schools where your family lives...OR look for those schools that give instate tuition to students who receive certain merit aid packages (Purdue is NOT one of those).</p>

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<p>My son was also accepted to Purdue, and we probably will not qualify for aid either. (Their preliminary estimate gave him over $7000 in loans - I don't think so!) Frankly, I think the out of state costs at Purdue are quite high. I know for us at least, no $ probably takes it off the table. At the least, it is the same price as schools that are closer, and he likes, and much more convenient.</p>

<p>Hopefully you have some other schools that might give you some money?</p>

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<p>Maybe Purdue isn't an option for you. It's not the end of the world. You can also try for outside scholarships. It takes work but there's no such thing as free money :)</p>

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<p>cdf:</p>

<pre><code> The only thing I know is that your parents should just double check everything. And, then one of your parents would not be out of line calling the head of the financial aid department at Purdue and learning of what options you will have which are applicable to Purdue.

And, please think of other schools. I know that is almost criminal to state, what with Purdue being such a fine school and all. But, please have a backup plan or a transfer at a later date plan.
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<p>I know of two kids in the same situation, they both ended up going to our state school and are doing great.</p>

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<p>It's important to note that it doesn't matter where you live, anyway. You will be your parents' dependent, so their residency is what it's based on. You will not be able to declare yourself independent at any point during college if you are a typical student, even if you go back & amend tax returns.</p>