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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dumb question, if kid is in school out of DC for a year, can kid just make that state her residence (as of August X prior year, etc.) and family can pay in-state tuition even if core family unit (of an ADULT, right?) lives in DC?[/quote]

Most states, the kid has to be emancipated from the parents in order to qualify for in-state tuition.  In a state like CA, even if the parents were to move to CA, you still have to wait one year before you get the in-state tuition.[/quote]

I did this in the early 90s. Here is what I did: I lived a different state than my parents. I had a job, a lease, and bills in my own name. I did this for a year and a half before applying to a university as a transfer student. I still had to work with financial aid at the uni to file “special conditions” with my FAFSA. Mind you, this was after initial financial aid rejection. I had to submit my lease, copy of bills, maybe bank statements (? don’t really remember). It isn’t easy but it can be done. I was 21 at the time.[/quote]

What you indicate may still work, but I do know that CA at least used to be much easier for a kid to qualify as in-state after 1 year...and the restrictions are much higher now.  I can't tell you exactly what the changes were, but you had many kids able to qualify as in-state prior to the changes.[/quote]

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