We do live only 2 hours away from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, so it is much cheaper for us. WestPoint didn't want him, but this is truly great to still have him so close and we can visit more. Didn't know that room and board was cheaper. I know Cal Poly is hard to get into and Santa Barbara was easier to be accepted. More bucks in Santa Barbara!
DS just took his test morning ( 2 mile run, push- ups and sit-ups) and passed, so now, with all the paper work in order, we will find out what will be paid. I thought our DS said they will be paying for room and board as he got grants for tuition. So, we will need to put that on our income tax? He is still a dependent and we do claim him, so this is new to us.
Thank you all for this information and the congrats too!