@CE52M is correct, qualifying is just a matter of following some well laid out steps and that is a great idea. So @kidacat one thought is, can you ask your parents if they would move the financial help they would give you over four years to the first year so you can get yourself in there, then work all this out as you move forward? If you can set up residency that is huge, and with your business or a job around campus you just might pull this off! btw, just a fun fact - my bother graduated from the Mizzou J-school.