Taking a year off to etablish residence..?

<p>I have a complicated situation and I need some advice and guidance..</p>

<p>When applying for colleges last year, I had my heart set on Appalachian State University. I absolutely love Boone and I plan to make my home there after graduating college. I feel so at home and at peace with myself while in Boone. Anyways, I was accepted to App State and was thrilled to attend, but the only problem is: I live in Georgia. I ended up not gaining enough financial aid to attend, and was shattered. I am currently in my first semester at The University of Georgia, trying to make the best of it, but I just have that restless feeling. I don't feel at home in this huge school, and I steal away to Boone every free weekend that I have. So, I've come up with a plan, but I'm not sure of the likelihood and I need some advice from anyone who has experienced something similar. I want to withdraw from UGA after this fall semester, putting my transferable credit hours to a total of 32 (I dual-enrolled my senior year of high school so I started as a sophomore this semester), and move to Boone sometime between January and February. I plan to take a year of from school and work full time while living there and working on my residency. Then, I would transfer to App State for the Summer 2013 term and hopefully gain in-state tuition. I've researched how to to establish residency in a state, and think it is feasible, but the only problem I've run into is the fact that I don't have any credit, being an early college student. I'm not sure If I can rent an apartment under my name due to this, so I don't know how this would impact my eligibility for in-state tuition. Anyways, that description was entirely too long, but basically how likely am I of qualifying for in-state tuition if I carry out this plan? I'm just looking for some guidance, a starting point, or something. If anybody can help me iron out some kinks in the plan or has any other input, please let me know! Thanks a lot!</p>

<p>What kind of job are you qualified for at this point, and do you have reason to believe that you will be able to become fully self-supporting during the year you are establishing residency? Can you afford to rent a room or an apartment on what you can make? Can you feed yourself too?</p>

<p>Who would sign the lease for you? Could that person then formally sub-let it to you? You will need to document that you were paying the rent.</p>

<p>Re-read the information about in-state residence. Some states are are fine with applicants demonstrating that they have paid for “the majority” of their living expenses, but others want solid evidence that the applicants have paid for a lot more than that.</p>