<p>Alright, so currently I am a rising senior who lives in Florida. My mother has been strongly thinking about relocating out of state to South Carolina after I graduate. She wants me to look at colleges in South Carolina such as College of Charleston and University of South Carolina. I told her though that we would have to pay out of state tuition because we haven't lived in South Carolina for at least two years. I remember someone telling me that in order to gain in state tuition to the Carolinas or basically any state that you need to hold residency there for at least two years. My mom doesn't think this is true so I decided to see if any of you guys might know the answer. Also, if I do have to pay out of state tuition would I be able to pay in state tuition when I start my junior year in college seeing as my family would have been living in South Carolina for two years? Thanks to anyone who replies :-]</p>
<p>If your family moves right away, you may be OK for instate tuition in your new state. You will need to check the requirements at these schools. Another thing about U of South Carolina that may help you, if you receive a scholarship from them in excess of a certain amount (I'm not sure what that is), you also get instate tuition. If you are a top student, you may be eligible for one of their scholarship awards, and then you would get instate tuition regardless of your residency.</p>
<p>what kind of stats are you talking about for those scholarships?</p>
<p>yea well im definetly not a top student...more along the lines of average. But thanks for the reply...we prolly would move right away if it meant getting in state tuition.</p>
<p>Well...DD was top 5% of her class with a high GPA and aggressive courseload for her school (not a lot of APs offered). Strong EC commitment to music, and excellent letters of recommendation. She had a combined CR/Math SAT of 1230 which I understand was on the very low side for scholarship awards. She received the McKissick Scholarship. From what I understand, the criteria for this have risen every year and the awards therefore are more competitive. In fact, we were surprised she received the award when she did. You can post on the U of South Carolina board in the colleges section on CC and you will get some terrific responses. The parents who post there have a wealth of information about U of South Carolina, and many of their students have received some kind of scholarship (not all...but many). That would be a good source of information for you.</p>
<p>Re: relocating for college...Check the policy of the school. I do not know what U SC policy is. It may be that you need to be there for a full calendar year before applying...don't know...you need to find out.</p>
<p>Thanks, I don't really know much about University of South Carolina. If I live in North Carolina is it difficult to get in, what school would you compare it to in North Carolina?</p>
<p>I think you will get much better answers if you post on the U of South Carolina thread over in the colleges area.</p>
<p>U of SC=NCSU, correct? With NCSU being slightly more difficult to get into.</p>