<p>Can anyone tell me what the full cost of attending UT will be for an instate student will be? I'm an out of state student and it'll cost me 46 grand. I'm thinking of becoming a Texas resident but looking at some info is making me think otherwise. I see that the total cost for instate tuition for business will be close to 10 grand. Then add 10 grand for room and board. That should only be about 20 grand but online it says that the total cost of everything can range from 22 grand to 27 grand. Where does that extra 7 grand go? In addition, the tuition for an oos student is about 16 a semester, 32 for a year. 32 plus 10 for room and board would be about 42 grand. However, my total number is 46 grand. Why is there an extra 4 grand? If some one could help me answer the following, it would be extremely beneficial.
1. What is the total cost for instate tuition for business (preferably by someone who can tell me what their total cost was for this year as reported by their CASH)?
2. Why is there such a large difference between the projected costs as mentioned above?</p>
<p>They are adding books(approx. 400-500 a semester) transportation, supplies,and cost of living. As a student you can spend as little as a couple of hundred a month to as much as 500 a month. Depends how much you go out, drink, and eat out of meal plan.</p>
<p>MY frosh d will spend close to the first projection for OOS. Next month she will apply for instate tuition. That should save us 20k a year for the last three years.</p>
<p>I came up with a 20k difference between in-state and OOS, also. One thing to remember is that if your parents don’t claim you as a deduction in order for you to get in-state residency, they will lose the deduction on their tax bill (obviously) plus the credit for college tuition. BUT the student can still claim a $1,000 tax credit.</p>
<p>socaldad, can you tell me exactly what you had to do for you d to get instate tuition? my parents and I are trying to create a plan right now and it would be nice to see a blueprint for someone who already went through the process of getting residency.</p>
<p>[University</a> of Texas at Austin - Texas Residency FAQ](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency/resfaq.html#q1.1]University”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency/resfaq.html#q1.1)</p>
<p>If you search through old posts for it, you can find discussions on this, but I think this is most of what it takes -
Obtain property - a condo, a house, something.
Live in Texas for one full calendar year - living at least part of the year on the property you own may be helpful, although it is not clear that this is necessary. (It is okay to go home for visits during the summer, but you need to live in Texas.)
Parents not claim you as a dependent.
Switch your driver’s license to Texas.
Register to vote in Texas.</p>
<p>One nice thing about the rules for “becoming a Texas resident” is that you don’t have to buy the property yourself, with your own resources, and you don’t need to be self supporting in Texas. Anyone can buy property for you; it just has to be in your name. Your parents can pay your tuition. It is easier to be re-classified as a resident in Texas than it is in most other states. </p>
<p>I have no personal experience with this; I am just relaying information.</p>
<p>I would also appreciate this information. I thought I read a statute or university rule that someone had posted that indicated OOS tuition could be waived, but that this didn’t occur often. Is there any way for residency to be established without the student being independent?</p>
<p>Now, I’ve talked to the residency office and with current UT students. You DO NOT have to purchase property to become a resident. There are four ways to establish a domicile.
- Own property
- Marry a Texan
- Own a business in Texas
- Work in Texas
All of these requirements must be completed for a year, like you stated earlier. In order for the “Work in Texas” to hold up, you have to prove that you work at least 10 hours a week (as told to me by the UT residency officer). In addition, your parents cannot claim you as a dependent on their taxes, thus you have to file your own taxes.</p>
<p>As for oos tuition waivers, each college (Engineering, Business, etc.) gives out a certain number of oos tuition waivers that they have been allocated. While one of the requirements is that you be offered a scholarship of more than 1,000 dollars that you won over Texas residents, it does not necessarily mean that you are automatically offered in state tuition. I know for the Business school, only one student could be offered instate tuition (although I was offered a scholarship of 10,000).</p>
<p>Students definitely do not need to be independent to become Texas residents. That is one of the nicest aspects of their rules.</p>
<p>crazyoljack,</p>
<p>Yes I am in the process of applying for residency on behalf of my daughter. I have had many conversations with other families, and the residency officers. Most of what has been written here is accurate. While you are correct in there are four ways to do it, the least scrutinized is buying some sort of property. As a property, tax payer, they look at things the least. I bought a property last June. My d name is on the title with me. She got a drivers license on the same day as we closed the house. This established her date of residency. A utility bill is in her name. She had employment in texas lsat summer. This further demonstrated that she intended to establish texas as here home before enrolling in school. This is helpful as well. She opened bank accounts in Texas, with the property listed on the account and checks. She paid her bills out of this account.<br>
In may she can submit her application for residency. To strengthen her application, I will provide supporting documentation of her closing documents on the house, copies of the property bill in her name, utility bills for a year in her name, pay stubs from last summer, a copy of her tax return with the texas address. This shows that I do not declare her as a dependent. This is critical. Your parents can not claim you on their return. My daughter took the tax credit. I will show bank account statements as well. I expect that she will be able to get instate rates for the summer term. She is going to take an online class at ACC this summer.
The more you do to document that you are making Texas your Permanent home, the easier time you will have. If you do it before you arrive for the first day of school, the better you are. My daughter got her license while she was attending orientation. We scheduled the closing to coincide.</p>
<p>While many people will find the purchase of property to be overwhelming and expensive, I saw it as a way to save 60k. That was a worthy investment. Now that school started, my d lives in a dorm, and I make money every month on the rental income.
My next statement is more opinion based on conversations with the office. I do not think that merely working 10 hours a week will easily get you residence. I think you will need to demonstrate your intent more than merely working 10 hours a week. While Texas is a good state for OOS students to convert to instate, they want to keep the higher tuition when they can. I think it is important to build an ironclad case.</p>
<p>Perhaps you should begin a thread here OOS student looking for someone to Marry. That is an easier way to get certified. I would like to follow that thread. Kidding.</p>
<p>I will post on CC when I hear from UT about the application. It can not be turned in until 11 months after the move date. That is the second week in May. I expect an answer two weeks after that or so.</p>
<p>Wow, I’m glad I found this thread. I was under the impression that if I rented an apartment for a year, I could establish residency. </p>
<p>Ugh! Now I need another way to establish a domicile. I found this [Texas</a> Residency | Be a Longhorn Blogs](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/blogs/deana_williams/texas-residency/]Texas”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/blogs/deana_williams/texas-residency/)</p>
<p>-My parents will obviously not buy property in TX.
-I will not get married any time soon.</p>
<p>Which leaves me with:
-Work in a non-student job. You can get an off-campus job for as little as 8-10 average work hours per week and this will give you residency after one year. Just make sure your job isnt an on-campus student job such as a work-study position.
-Own a business in Texas. We dont see many freshmen who own businesses in Texas, but if you do incorporate a business, get a tax ID, and file a schedule C with your income tax return, this would be an option for you.</p>
<p>greeat. I may have to go to my state school due to tuition costs… (boo)</p>
<p>socaldad42, thanks again for sharing all the great info. My son is still trying to decide between UT and two other schools, but UT is the frontrunner, I think. His grandparents (my folks) are willing to add him to the title of a duplex they own for rental purposes in Austin. Now I just have to figure out how to make that duplex his address. If he chooses Texas, I think I will be very busy in May figuring out the exact steps to take!</p>
<p>use your Parents address as his Texas address… Then put one of their utilities in his name. You have a resource in Texas. It will not be difficult. Which school is he leaning towards.<br>
If I recall, Wash U, the small penn school, and UT?</p>
<p>socaldad, That is so kind of you to explain what you did. Yes, please, post here when they approve Texas residency for her. </p>
<p>You skipped something - the kids are required to buy a pair of cowboy boots, too, aren’t they? :D</p>
<p>I’m glad I stumbled upon this because UT is currently my top choice, but as an out of state student (who still has yet to receive my financial aid… grr…) I’m struggling with the huge cost. I hate to add to all of the confusion/questions, but I know zero about this topic besides what I read it here and it seems like a lot of you are pretty knowledgeable. So my question: my grandpa lives in Texas and owns a house there (no longer making payments on it). I know it wouldn’t be possible for this year since my parents claimed me as a dependent, but is there someway that for the subsequent years I could claim residency through my grandpa? Do I just need to add my name to the title of his house? Of course I would also do the easy things like getting a Texas license and having a job there (speaking of which, would a work-study job not count?).</p>
<p>Thanks for any help!</p>
<p>wonderdoodle</p>
<p>In my humble opinion, it will be easy for you to do. Have your grandparents add you to the title of their home/property. They can remain on title with you. Try to do this as soon as you can. Once you are on title, get a texas Driver’s license with the address. Also put one of their utilities in your name. Open a checking account/debit card with the address. Pay the utility bill out of this account. Your Grand parents can reimburse you. Keep records of everything. If possible, live with them for part of the summer, and get a job for a couple of weeks. Having pay stubs will help. File a us income tax return next year with oyur texas address. Take the education deduction. Next year your parents can not claim you. By summer after Frosh year, you will be eligible for instate. When you fill out your in state questionaire, provide as much back up as you can. You want to demonstrate that Texas is your new permanent home. All that you can do before starting as a student, reinforces this position.<br>
Hope that helps</p>
<p>thanks socaldad for the quick response! does it have to be a full year of being a resident? because i know some states it’s only like three or six months. or maybe i made that up but i think i read that somewhere…</p>
<p>i think it said a year in the post above</p>
<p>you must be there a year. you can apply after 11 months.</p>
<p>If you look at the link posted above by johnnydr87, it states that you need an off-campus job. Work-study will not qualify you from an employment standpoint.</p>
<p>Does anyone know when they release award amounts? I’m a rising sophomore and I sent in my FAFSA form/Copy of Tax Return/Etc. in early March/late February and have not heard a reply.</p>