<p>I live and go to school in Minnesota. My dad lives and works in Michigan. If I apply for in-state (there is a special form), any chance I will get to be considered in-state? My dad supports half of me, so I think that has something to do with it. Is the in-state application process at all subjective or are there set precedents?</p>
<p>thanks all!</p>
<p>You have absolutely zero chance at being considered in-state for the University of Michigan.</p>
<p>I don't know about it from a practical standpoint -- i.e. what do they mean by severing out of state ties -- but reading the guidelines on the umich website would lead one to believe that you have a good chance. Here's the quote:</p>
<p>Dependent Students</p>
<p>For University of Michigan residency classification purposes, you are presumed to be a dependent of your parents if you are 24 years of age or younger and (1) have been primarily involved in educational pursuits, or (2) have not been financially self-supporting through employment.</p>
<pre><code>a. Residents
i. Dependent Student Parents/Parents-in-law in Michigan If your parents/parents-in-law are domiciled in Michigan as defined by University Residency Classification Guidelines, you are presumed to be eligible for resident classification as long as you can demonstrate establishment of a Michigan domicile and severance of out-of-state ties.
ii. Dependent Student of Divorced Parents/Parents-in-law One Parent/Parent-in-law in Michigan If your parents/parents-in-law are divorced and one parent/parent-in-law is domiciled in Michigan as defined by University Residency Classification Guidelines, you are presumed to be eligible for resident classification as long as you can demonstrate establishment of a Michigan domicile and severance of out-of-state ties.
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<p>My suggestion on something as important as in-state/out-of-state tuition is that you call U of Mich directly and talk to someone that is an expert on this.</p>
<p>The only way you'd be eligible is if you lived with your dad in Michigan and attended high school in Michigan since at least Junior year. Like I said before, you have zero chance since you live and go to high school in a different state.</p>