<p>I'm a military dependent and have residency in Tennessee simply because my Dad is a resident of Tennessee. I have never lived there and if i could get into Vanderbilt I wouldn't have a problem but Vanderbilt is unrealistic for me. This forces me to look at out of state universities and Private universities. I've noticed that most out of state universities run around 29,000 for tuition while the private colleges i'm interested in like Northeastern, have a tuition of about 41,000! With room and board it usually goes up to 50,000+ I dont know what to do... For some reason everything seems like a loose loose situation. My parents make roughly 65,000 a year so having them pay for anything is out of the question.</p>
<p>You should run the Net Price Calculator that all colleges offer now on their websites. Usually there is a link on the financial aid page. Your parents will have to help you, as their assets will be taken into account throughout your ungrad years even if they do not help pay. The colleges assume they will provide some help. Both their income and assets will be taken into account. But you can at least see what the colleges probably would expect you to pay and what the breakdown of that is between grants, loans, and just what they think your family should be able to afford out of pocket.</p>
<p>You might consider University of Missouri. It is pretty easy to establish residence there after your freshman year, which brings the cost down. I think there is even info on their website on how to do that. It is much harder to do this at most colleges, but for some reason easy there.</p>
<p>Have you checked into whether you have any GI benefits? There may be an option for your dad to transfer any benefits he has not used, although I am not at all familiar with the details.</p>
<p>What about the University of Tennessee (Knoxville)?
[The</a> University of Tennessee: Estimating Costs](<a href=“About Financial Aid - One Stop Student Services”>About Financial Aid - One Stop Student Services)</p>
<p>To estimate costs (after aid, if any) run the Net Price Calculator for any school that seriously interests you. Example:
<a href=“Net Price Calculator”>Net Price Calculator;
<p>If your parents make ~$65K/year, with assets and debt typical for that income level, you should be eligible for financial aid at many schools. You surely will be left with some level of Expected Family Contribution (EFC). So, you’ll need to estimate whether your family is able and willing to meet your EFC. If not, you’ll need a strategy to close that gap. </p>
<p>Some schools are more generous than others. Typically, the more selective the school, the more generous it tends to be with need-based aid. OOS public schools may not offer you much need-based aid. However, a few of them (such as Alabama) do guarantee large merit scholarships for students with high GPAs and scores.
[url=<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html]Out-of-State”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html]Out-of-State</a> Scholarships - Undergraduate Scholarships - The University of Alabama<a href=“note%20the%20December%201%20deadlines”>/url</a></p>
<p>Vandy is private so being from TN doesn’t matter. Intparent is right about looking at Net Price Calculators on each school’s web site. If you post your stats (grades, scores) we might be able to recommend some alternatives.</p>