I was listening to a college admissions podcast, and the financial aid expert was debunking popular myths. One of these myths was establishing residency in another state to get in-state tuition. After all, if it were so easy, everyone would go to school in FL (where I currently live and work) because tuition here is very low. The “expert” said that states make it very difficult for college students to establish residency. Simply moving off-campus is not enough. It would involve being truly independent, living in that state year-round, and establishing income; it would also require petitioning the state, which is aware that a college student would love to save money on tuition as an OOS student.
Maybe I’m wrong, or maybe this expert was wrong, but does anyone here have direct experience with establishing residency OOS in order to get a tuition discount? Again, something tells me that if it were this easy, everyone would do it and there would be no need for in-state vs. out-of-state tuition.