Establishing residency requirements for in state tuition

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<p>Someone recently told me that out of state students at U Conn (where she graduated) can establish residency after their freshman year and pay in-state tuition for the remainder of college. She claimed to know people at William and Mary who did this. Is this true? Doesn't sound right to me.</p>

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<p>It is not easy to do in Virginia.</p>

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<p>It’s not easy to do in many states.</p>

<p>When you’re under 24, not married, not a vet, etc, then typically your state residency for tuition purposes is the state where your parents reside (and pay taxes).</p>

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<p>This is a question where people really need to apply common sense. If it was that easy to establish residency after a year attending a state university, then wouldn’t every single kid do it and therefore no one would pay OOS tuition beyond the first year?</p>

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<p>First of all, it’s not true of UConn:
<a href=“2”>quote</a> The domicile of an unemancipated person is that of his parent;

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[Connecticut</a> State Residency Statutes :: Undergraduate Admissions :: University of Connecticut](<a href=“http://admissions.uconn.edu/apply/residency_statute.php]Connecticut”>http://admissions.uconn.edu/apply/residency_statute.php)</p>

<p>For William and Mary:

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<p>I’m over 18 and been enrolled in a NC state supported institution for three years so far. My parents are about to move to another state in a few months and I would like know how this will affect my residency status? Will I still be eligible for in-state tuition until the end of my college education? </p>

<p>I am currently living in my own apartment, have a job, but do not file taxes seperately.</p>

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<p>collegrader, You can find the info you need on your college’s website. I think UNC system schools might give one year “grace” period if an instate student’s parents move oos.</p>

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<p>A lot of students hear the “12 months” part and then stop listening. In most states, you qualify for in-state tuition 12 months after establishing domicile in the new state, and if you’re a dependent student, that means that your parents must move and establish the new domicile themselves. And in most states, a student CANNOT enroll in college during that 12-month period.</p>