<p>This fall he will be a high school senior. He has a 3.9 average and scored a 25 on the ACT without studying on the first attempt. My question is, what is the most economical way to get him into the college of his dreams. Should he move down here and attend a small college for the first year? How expensive is it going to be? How long we have to live in the state to qualify for in-state tuition?</p>
<p>You need to look at the rules that OU has for an undergraduate to qualify for instate tuition. It varies from school to school even within the same state. For dependent students (usually the age of 24 is what is needed for independence unless married, a veteran, etc… just being financially indep is not sufficient), the requirement is usually that a parent has to be an instate resident, maybe for a year. Sometimes graduating from an instate highschool makes the difference. As I said, it varies. But usually there is a caveat that the student could not have moved to the state just to go to college. The state flagships tend to monitor these things carefully, and are tightening up on verifications and enforcements. They want that OOS premium, and in state tax payers consider their discount their due for paying state taxes.</p>
<p>Frankly, I fail to see the allure of OU over UKansas. This from a parent who is paying and likely will be paying for an OOS public. My state doesn’t have a true flagship school, and the state schools are lacking in the three Rs of Ratings, Reputation, and particularly name Recognition. </p>
<p>Is there some reciprocity for Kansas residents on the part of OU? There are alliances and groups that give adjoining or area states some consideration. </p>
<p>For OU, the most economical way to attend is to go to junior college for two years and get a 3.7. Then you get good merit aid. As a freshman, with a 25, you will get $3000 per year. They are pretty strict on residency rules. I looked into it because my family owns but does not live on, a farm there. Even that doesn’t work for In state.
OU has clear info on their website for merit aid and for residency requirements.</p>
<p>What is the most economical way to attend OU? Your nephew’s whole family needs to move to Oklahoma ASAP. If they establish their do I ile there twelve months prior to their son’s enrollment, and he graduates from an Oklahoma high school, he will have instate residency, I believe.</p>
<p>Why does he want to attend OU over KU? Apart from football vs. basketball, I don’t think that the schools are terribly different, and it’s not like he’s choosing OU since he can’t get into KU.</p>
<p>The nephew wouldn’t qualify for in state Oklahoma residency unless he were considered to be at risk of being homeless, moved to Oklahoma to work for a year, and then petitioned for residency status. To find out more about Oklahoma residency go to page [161</a> of this document](<a href=“http://www.okhighered.org/state-system/policy-procedures/2012/Chapter%203-October%202012.pdf]161”>http://www.okhighered.org/state-system/policy-procedures/2012/Chapter%203-October%202012.pdf) and look at OU’s [FAQ’s on the subject.](<a href=“http://www.ou.edu/content/admissions/tuition_aid/residency_faqs.html”>http://www.ou.edu/content/admissions/tuition_aid/residency_faqs.html</a>)</p>
<p>How high would he have to score on his ACT to get a full ride or close to it?</p>
<p>Oklahoma doesn’t guarantee full rides for ANY ACT score.</p>
<p>If he wants to go out of state he could look into the Midwest Student Exchange Program. Oklahoma doesn’t participate but a bunch of other states do.</p>