I'm an American citizen, although my parents aren't. I live in Michigan (planning to move to Ohio soon), my parents live abroad. I'm 17-years-old.
I'm aware of the vast majority of the guidelines for in-state tuition at OSU, but 1) should I necessarily be over 18 to start my 1-year residency, 2) Perhaps I'll study my first year as out-of state then my remaining three years as in-state but I heard you can't count your time in that state while you're in University towards residency, is that true? 3) What are the differences between independent student and dependant student towards residency?