The path of least resistance?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I recently finished my freshman year at University of Colorado at Boulder as an out of state student with a 3.0. Unfortunately it has become clear I will not be able to afford the $50,000/yr price tag and I have retreated back to California for the time being. </p>

<p>My options (+ tid-bits) for the future are as follows:</p>

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<li><p>Humboldt State, Arcata CA - On the waiting list.</p></li>
<li><p>Orange Coast College, CA - How will having gone to a four year institute instead of two years at a CC affect future transfers to CA four year universities? </p></li>
<li><p>Gain in state tuition at CU Boulder - One year domicile. Financially independent. </p></li>
<li><p>Florida Community College - Parents are moving to Florida this summer. </p></li>
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<p>It would be appreciated if any road bumps to any of the options could be pointed out.</p>

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<p>Regarding your option 3, did you check this? [Office</a> of the Registrar - University of Colorado, Boulder](<a href=“http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/tuition_classification_regulations.html]Office”>http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/tuition_classification_regulations.html)</p>

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Which category would you be? Financially independent is not emancipated.</p></li>
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<p>If you can find a way to gain in-state tuition at UC-Boulder, that’s the best option. However, state colleges are making it harder to do that so make sure you really have a plan to gain in-state residency.</p>