<p>Alright, I'm currently a junior in high school. My dad just got a new job in Ohio (I have lived in Pennsylvania my whole life) and I will be moving to Cincinnati within a year, probably over the summer. Is there any way I would still be able to go to a PA school with in-state tuition? It seems unfair that I would be denied it when I have lived there all my life and I will have only lived in Ohio for a few weeks or so when I start applying to colleges. Thanks!</p>
<p>All schools have a residency web site so you need to check for the ones in which you are interested. [Residency</a> Information: Penn State University Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.psu.edu/costs-aid/residency/]Residency”>Residency Information - Undergraduate Admissions) It looks like one of your parents would need to remain in PA.</p>
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<p>It does seem a bit unfair, but it also seems likely.</p>
<p>This is how the world is. We need straightforward policies for all kinds of things (including resident tuition for higher education) that can be applied in a way that’s pretty straightforward and evenhanded. But when we make these kinds of universal policies, they can’t take every individual circumstance into account.</p>
<p>The straightforward way to do this is for both Ohio and Pennsylvania to say that you are a resident of the state where you and your parents reside and pay taxes, and not the state where your family resided and paid taxes until recently.</p>
<p>Moreover, even if it’s unfair, it’s hard for you to make an objective case that you’d be seriously harmed by it. Because, on the plus side, Ohio State is a great university.</p>
<p>I’m sure this is disappointing to you. And I don’t blame you. But I don’t think you’re going to be able to do anything about it. Sorry.</p>