How to get residency?

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<p>Kathiep,</p>

<p>“As a person who lives in a state with fairly expensive state colleges paid for with MY tax money, I find this subject morally wrong. Families that live in a state should be the only ones benefiting from in-state tuition.”</p>

<p>That is a bit simplistic point of view. My entire extended family is in the state my son wants to go to school. My parents pay taxes, for over 50 years, and have no child to benefit. I was born there and paid taxes myself until I moved due to my husband’s job. I am from that state and only “live” in my current one, but my child will have to pay out of state fees even though it is his second home.</p>

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<p>Sorry Lakemom…I’m with Kathiep on this one. You chose to move to a different state. You (the child of your parents) could have gone to the college of their residency at instate rates. No one else in your extended family attends college as an instate resident in that state? That is their choice if that is the case.</p>

<p>I agree…in state tuition is for CURRENT residents of a state. How would you draw the line if that were not the case? The reality is that you ARE a resident of some state. If instate tuition is a dealbreaker for you…look at public colleges in the state in which you reside. OR move the year before your kiddo is supposed to enroll. There are posters on this forum who chose to relocate themselves and their families when they thought down the road about college options and costs. That is a choice too.</p>

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<p>Lakemom, we were in the same situation. Kid sat out 2 years and worked until she could get in-state (there were other factors involved that made the gap a good idea anyway)</p>

<p>For 2Leashes friend it gets more complicated. These folks have been paying state taxes for years, now have to leave. The kid is already admitted as an in-state student. My advice would be (if half-brother lives in MD), have kid change his address to brother’s house.</p>

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<p>That’s not really that unusual. I’m not from Pennsylvania, but that’s where I live and pay taxes so that’s where my kid’s will get a discount. I have friends that grew up in another state and attended their state U, as did everyone else in their family. After they moved here (because of the Dad’s job) their oldest child decided he wanted to go to College at his parents alma mater. Guess what - they pay OOS tuition because they live out of state. They have been seriously considering moving back to that state because child number 3 is also interested in going there.</p>

<p>It’s not that I’m not sympathetic to people not wanting to pay in-state tuition, it just doesn’t seem fair to the people that are paying taxes in that state. My parents lived in Delaware for forty years and I lived there for twenty but that doesn’t mean that my kids should be considered in-state at the U of D.</p>

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<p>thumper1, I guess for those of us who miss out, there are the big winners who just happen to move to a state that has a great program in the area their child wants to major. They move there and gain residency even if they have no plans to stay.</p>

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<p>2Leashes, many schools provide that if a student is a resident when he/she starts school, the residency remains. University of Maryland provides:

[UM</a> Residency Classification Office | Policy](<a href=“http://www.testudo.umd.edu/rco/policy.html]UM”>http://www.testudo.umd.edu/rco/policy.html)</p>

<p>Your friends may want to contact the Residency Classification Office and ask this question.</p>

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<p>There are some states that have reciprocity agreements. There are also some states that allow reciprocity if a student wants to major in something their State U’s do not offer. Here are some links that may help - [Reduced</a> Out-of-State Tuition Options](<a href=“http://www.getreadyforcollege.org/gPg.cfm?pageID=97]Reduced”>Reduced Out-of-State Tuition Options | Get Ready for College: Insiders Guide to College Degrees and Financial Aid) and [College</a> Explorations: How to Pay In-State Tuition at Out-of-State Schools](<a href=“http://collegeexplorations.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-pay-in-state-tuition-at-out-of.html]College”>College Explorations: How to Pay In-State Tuition at Out-of-State Schools)</p>

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<p>If I call a school and they are willing to tell me how my son can get in-state residency after his freshman year, I see nothing wrong about doing it. The school (or state) sets the rules, after all. I guess people should call their legislators if they’re upset about the way residency requirements work.</p>