<p>My plan was to wait a year here in Oregon while jumping through all the necessary hoops to gain residency. You know, driver's licence, voting registration, claiming myself on taxes, full time job... and then apply to OSU and hopefully also qualify for their own scholarships that they offer instate kiddies for good grades. (I'm 4.0, ACT of 27, 1st in rank and Salutatorian)</p>
<p>But then I noticed this Southwestern Oregon Community College which doesn't charge out of state tuition! Could I take all of my basic classes at this community college for 2 years and then transfer to OSU and pay in-state tuition? I will be living off campus and still doing everything possible to gain residency.</p>
<p>So basically, is it possible to gain residency in a state while attending college but living off campus?</p>
<p>At the same time I can just as easily say that I’m here because I wanted to be close to my boyfriend and his family with whom I am currently living. That seems like something a teenage girl would think of as a primary purpose haha. I’ll be consulting both the college and university on the matter, but having an array of opinions really helps.</p>
<p>You don’t understand, they don’t ask you why you’re in OR. If you are attending college, then you cannot count that time towards residency requirements.</p>
<p>I know that in WA, if you take less than a certain number of units, you can attend college and work towards residency, you would have to contact OSU to see if OR has any similar limits.</p>
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<p>“(3)
A student may be considered primarily engaged in
educational activities regardless of the number of
hours for which the student is enrolled. However, a
student who is enrolled for more than 8 hours in
any semester or quarter during the 12-month period
referred to in section (2) of this rule shall be
presumed to be in Oregon for primarily educational
purposes”</p>
<p>Sounds very iffy to me how they are making such a gray area for people who are 8 hours and under…</p>
<p>I’m surprised it’s so fuzzy, if I was them I’d want a straightforward rule so that there’d be less quibbling. It just seems fairer to the student and school that everyone know what the rules are at the get go. After all, OR gets to decide the rules, the least they can do is make them clear and honor them if a student meets all the necessary requirements.</p>
<p>You could try calling them to ask for clarification about taking less than 8 units/qt.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you, hope it works out.</p>