<p>This may be a really dumb question but someone told me that after 1-2 years at a state university a OOS student can be eligible for in-state tuition because they have lived as a resident in that particular state for however long. I called BS but to make sure is this BS?</p>
<p>You are correct. There are some states where this is possible (e.g. Utah), but most states with strong public schools like Virginia make it very difficult.</p>
<p>That’s a pretty funny loophole though if it works. But you’re not actually owning property, so not sure how it could. Unless property owning is not the requirement. </p>
<p>Property ownership is not the issue. It is your primary place of residency and your parents’ (if you are an undergrad). An undergrad student cannot claim in-state residency if their primary reason for being in the state is for an education. Having an off-grounds apartments and working in Va. for the summer will be insuffficient to give you in state residency. When it gets really strange is when a whole family moves into Virginia a few months before the student starts college, and they are often considered out of state for the first year, even though they are legitimate Va. residents. </p>