Son number one went to Bama, and we were living in Georgia and had to pay out of state. After a spectacularly unsuccessful first year, I said you're coming home. He said no, I met a girl, I'll go to Shelton, work full time and pay my living expenses if you just pay my JUCO tuition/fees/books. He bumped up his hours with FedEx and put things together well enough to return to Bama after a year. So, he was a resident of Alabama for a year, paying taxes living there, not going to UA. Admissions guy jerked him around, told him, "If you graduated from a Georgia high school, you will never get in-state tuition." I took that quote and was able to have a call with his boss' boss, explained the situation, and he said, "give him a call and explain your situation". I called the guy, smarmy at the outset, a very punchable voice, and about three minutes into the call he got an email and he said, "did you talk to so and so about this?". I said yes, just a bit ago. We had an in-state designation in thirty minutes.
I hate people in a position to crush others, with no accountability. Not to mention, on my dime.
