Actually, as a general rule, IIRC, the parents have to also demonstrate an intent to remain in the state and make it a permanent residence as a component of qualifying for in state tuition.
NYS residency rules are determined by our state Board of Regents. Each SUNY campus is responsible for determining if their applicants meet the requirements, but I don’t believe they get to interpret the rules however they want.
We do have exceptions for military personnel. I think our rules state that parents can be stationed elsewhere and their children can still be eligible for state rates, but families should check the SUNY website for the specifics. Students who hope to get state aid should note that even though they’re considered independent for federal aid when they turn 24, they’re not independent for NYS grants until they’re 35.
- moving to a state to attend college makes you ineligible for instate tuition because you are assumed to leave once you graduate; furthermore, your parents haven’t paid taxes in that state. Just living in the state doesn’t make you a resident for tuition purpose. (I know, it’s confusing).
- the exceptions to the above rule are Missouri and Utah. Apply to UUtah, Mizzou, and MUST.
- your challenge is finding an affordable university. Your basic budget is 12.5k/year (50k/4) +5.5k (loan) + some Pell Grant. So, you need a full tuition merit scholarship or a need-based scholarship. None of the universities on your list offer that for your stats. There ARE universities that offer such a scholarship though.
Run the NPC to get an idea of costs at Union, Lafayette, Bucknell, Clarkson, Northeastern, UA Huntsville, PVAMU… - apply for mechanical engineering if you really want to work on aerospace engineering (more jobs, more universities with the program) You’d have more chances if you focused on Physics as more universities offer this program, including some they’d consider your excellent subject tests only, or your SAT+ subject tests (the subject test scores are one of your strengths and most universities on your list will other weigh them little or not at all).
Not sure how this thread took this turn. The OP mentioned nothing about parents being separated or in the military. The OP is an expat who (wrongfully) thought they could shop around for instate tuition status. Then another poster replied commingling military families abroad with regular expats.
It’s very possible this OP doesn’t have instate residency anywhere as they live abroad.
This other poster might very well be considered an instate resident for tuition purposes…in more than one state. Her parents are separated, and some colleges do allow instate status for kids whose parent resides there (even when the student does not).
This is not uniformly true for every state…but it is true for some.
This does not usually apply to folks in the military who get moved around…a lot.
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