IF Op is applying to Stony Brook and Bing, applications are accepted on rolling admissions. it does not matter if OP is using the Common App or the SUNY app. Since Op presented no stats, we don’t even know if either school is a viable option based on his/her academic profile.
It is not necessary that OP submits his application at this time.Right now, if Op has not yet moved, Op does not have a high school in NYS. Op does not know what his/her CEEB code is, Op does not know what courses s/he will be taking in high school.
SUNY and CUNY automatically pulls transcripts for any students who applies and is attending a NYC public school. If he is hell bent on applying today, then he need to use the address where s/he lives today.
Op’s biggest challenge is that s/he may end up not being in-state in either Iowa or NYS.
@mom2collegekids I looked it up and I have to have at least 2 years of high school in NY to prequalify for in-state tuition. It is my senior year so I wouldn’t qualify.
@sybbie719 thanks for all the info! We are going to move very shortly. My dad is already in NY while my Mom and I still in Iowa. My dad is already changing the mailing addresses, tax returns, bank accounts, license plate, etc. I hope I can qualify for in-state when I submit my residency application next year. Can you answer this question? If my residency app gets rejected, then i’m still an Iowa resident right? If that’s the case, I could go back to Iowa for college as I still have family in Iowa. My parents did say they would pay the extra money if i’m an out of state student freshman year because my sophomore year I would officially be a NY resident.
Whether NY decides you are a resident has nothing to do with Iowa declaring you a resident. It is absolutely possible to not be a resident of any state for tuition purposes! Yes, double whammy. If NY says you are not a resident by Aug 2019, they may not allow a change of residency and you might have to wait out a year and start as a freshman/resident in 2020.
It sounds like you are doing everything correctly and will be residents of NY in one year. Have you dad keep dated copies of everything.
Actually…@blin20 if you move from Iowa to NY state this year…you will be graduating from a NY state HS, and you will NOT be an instate resident for tuition purposes in Iowa…because your residence will be…New York.
It is very possible that you could end up not having instate status in either state.
For Stony Brook, which is one of his choices, he will not be in-state after graduation. Please see the following and open the Express Application document.
OP will have to check the residency requirement for each school s/he is considering and apply accordingly.
See your GC, when you get in school. They can contact the schools directly. In addition they can ask the question of how to handle it at the SUNY meeting which is taking place in September/October.
I guess we’ll just have to wait and see! If we aren’t eligible for in-state tuition after a year though, will we be able to qualify for in-state my sophomore year of college? I talked to my parents about the risk of not being in-state and they said they would help pay for the extra money I would have to pay off if I’m out of state. The question is that by the time I’m done with freshman year of college, we’d be in NY state for roughly 2 years, we’d surely be considered residents by then. I’ll be paying in-state tuition sophomore year then right?
This is too risky. Too many schools will NOT change a student’s residency during a following year. I doubt your parents are going to want to pay an additional $50k+ for OOS costs for 4 years…in addition to your regular college costs.
I would strongly suggest that you take a gap year, work (no CC) during that time, and then apply so that you will start as an instate student.
An alternative would be to apply to both appropriate privates and SUNYs this fall and see if FA/merit is large enough to give you an affordable net cost, even if OOS for the SUNYs.
What are your stats? What are your ACT/SAT scores?
@mom2collegekids My GPA in Iowa is 3.9 and ACT is 29. I am also in several sports and received honors awards in school and sports. I didn’t post my stats because I wanted to solely focus on the in-state tuition thing
I’d be living around the Bay Ridge area in Brooklyn. My parents are self employed restaurant owners and since we’re asian my mom will probably find a job around Chinatown. My dad already has started work as a carpenter in NYC. I will be in touch with my Iowa counselor soon as he has not responded to my emails yet.
@Blin20 You’ll have to research it. Some schools will not change your residency status. Whatever it is as an incoming freshman stays the same for all four years. Not sure what it is for SUNY, but it’s certainly knowable with a little searching.
Once Op and mom leaves Iowa, Op will no longer be eligible for in-state tuition there.
The good thing is that OP is moving to NYC, where s/he will be eligible for in-city tuition for CUNY. Op needs to submit an application to CUNY anyway in order to ensure s/he has an affordable option.
Op you will have a lot on your plate to meet the graduation requirements in order to graduate in June 2019.
I recommend that you take the regents exam in January in the following subjects:
English -required for graduation (must score at least a 75 in order to be college ready
US History - required
and one Math regents in - Algebra, Geometry or Algebra2/trig (any or all that you are comfortable taking)/ You need to score at least a 70 to achieve college readiness
If you want an advanced regents diploma, you will need in addition to the requirements for a regents exams:
One additional science regents
3 years of foreign language and passing the LOTE (languages other than english) exam
all 3 math regents exam
You will get waived for Global and Science Regents.
However you will still need to meet the credit requirements in order to graduate (2 years of global History)
Iowa to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. That’s an interesting move. Will you be attending your zoned public HS? I’m sure you know that NYC has school choice. You can apply to public schools elsewhere in the city. As a new entrant, you’d have to contact DOE to see if/how you can do this. I won’t even get into the arcane system here.
In any case, you will have so many great options just among the SUNY and CUNY schools. Be aware that Stony Brook empties out on the weekends. For some reason, it’s always been that way. Students are from nearby areas and go home on weekends. Binghamton, Albany, Buffalo, and Geneseo are also great options.