Yeah, I was worried about that. ^^
@lookingforward thank you so much for all the info. I really appreciate it. I already looked at the link and it appears that she can qualify as a NY resident because her dad has never left the state.
Can she go a live with dad once school ends if a gap year is feasible? Not to stop any applications now, but as a plan C. I would certainly get her to sign up for the next 2 ACTs also. And have her do prep. The results might be too late for some schools but if a gap year became a thing, they could be better than gap year test scores IMO.
@suzy100 # 2 “However, students of divorced or legally separated parents may acquire a New York State domicile if the custodial parent is a New York State resident or if the student resides with a non-custodial parent who is a New York State resident and the student intends to continue to reside with that parent throughout their attendance at SUNY.”
@salma45 - Most EAs are also in November (Nov 1st or 15th). If she doesn’t have a strong first choice that you can afford, she should apply EA, not ED.
@jym626 can you apply EA and ED? It was our understanding that you cannot because ED was binding.
But does she meet this definition? “or if the student resides with a non-custodial parent who is a New York State resident and the student intends to continue to reside with that parent throughout their attendance at SUNY.”
Right now, she doesn’t live with your ex so to me it’s not clear if she meets this? Will she live with him when she attends school?
I am confused. You said earlier you have an associates degree. But here you say you attended 4 years at U Buffalo. Can you clarify?
@jym626 I never graduated. I got pregnant while in school and got my associate’s degree from a nursing school in Mount Vernon, NY.
@suzy100 she will likely live with him or my parents in NY if she goes to school up there. It’ll be a lot shorter trip home than TX.
You can apply to one ED (yes, binding) and EA. Only SCEA or restrictive EA programs will limit or prohibit your other EA applications. If you are accepted ED then you withdraw the other applications. They are non binding.
Once she starts living with him during school breaks, it is likely that he will become her custodial parent for the FAFSA. This could change her financial aid situation, so have that conversation with both of them and work the numbers.
Didn’t you say as soon as she turns 18 her dad will stop providing any financial support? But he will let her live with him?
@jym626 he doesn’t have it financially to give. What’s considered “living” in college outside of breaks from school? She can still visit me and her grandparents and technically “live” with her dad.
I would ask the school specifically what they would require for residency and pose this scenario.
I would be EXTREMELY uncomfortable with the idea that she will get residency status in NY. Since the OP wasn’t ever married to the students dad, only the second part of post #104 applies. I think that would be difficult to satisfy. NEVER plan on getting residency status changed after they start school. It is extremely unlikely.
@salma45 you are the custodial parent. She’d have to live with Dad 12 months before the 2019 fall registration, you know that part. But moving to NY for the purpose of college is considered nonresident. This is how several large statss define things. Incl NY, CA and TX. Please try to verify this with SUNY. Plus, whether living in Bing not NYC is an issue. And whether she could spend school breaks and summers with you.
Adding one more voice to the “schools are very tight with instate residency rules and requirements”. Do not count on that. And, if she then is living mostly with dad, he is the primary parent for future FAFSA purposes.
When does she turn 18? She is a young senior, right?