In State Residency, Impossible?

Paying for College
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<p>Hi Guys~
I was just about to complete my acceptance at a university regardless of the ridiculous out of state tution fees based on my parent's hopes that after one year I would be able to apply for residency in the state that I will be attending school at.</p>

<p>However, I just looked at the requirements for residency and it seems difficult. The main objective is to establish that you are not trying to get residency solely for educational purposes.</p>

<p>Therefore, I would have to do things such as declare my self independent financially and work at least 30 hours a week while still being a full time student.</p>

<p>I would like to concentrate on my studies and working at the time doesn't seem like a good idea</p>

<p>SORRY THIS IS LONG BUT DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ME?
ANY EXPERIENCES WHERE YOU WERE ABLE TO GET IN STATE RESIDENCY, OR IF THERE IS AN EASIER WAY?
BECAUSE IF THESE ARE THE THINGS I MUST DO, I THINK I WILL HAVE TO STAY IN MY CURRENT STATE....</p>

<p>PLEASE HELP</p>

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<p>Most schools base the residency of a dependent student on their parents State of residency. And for most schools you are a dependent on your parents till you are 24 (or married or some other things). Also most States you have to have lived in the State for a certain period (usually 1-2 years) before you start college to be considered in state. Living in the State to attend college does not generally enable you to become a resident for tuition purposes.</p>

<p>The rules vary from State to State. But in general it is **very **difficult for a student to change his status from non resident to resident for tuition purposes. If it were that easy everyone would do it and there would be no such thing as out of state tuition.</p>

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<p>Your parents are very likely wrong. It is virtually impossible to establish instate residency for tuition purposes WHILE you are attending college at the same time. In other words, you can't do this at the same time you are a freshman in college. </p>

<p>The rules for being an instate resident make it very difficult for any student to just establish residency by living in that state. For undergrads, your place of residency is almost always the place where your PARENTS reside. It doesn't matter whether you are a tax dependent or not. That is the way it is. </p>

<p>The easiest and best way to become an instate resident in another state is for your parents and you to relocate to that other state at least a year prior to your enrollment in a public university there.</p>

<p>This topic comes up again and again...the reality is you are a resident of where you are living NOW (and you know that and it sounds like your parents do too). Changing that status is not all that easy unless you move one year prior to enrolling in college.</p>

<p>Caveat...if you can be self supporting (including all of your living expenses...ALL of them), in some states you can establish residency..but not while you are attending college there.</p>

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<p>You probably should make your decision on the assumption that you WILL NOT qualify for instate tuition the entire time you are an undergraduate.</p>

<p>I went to a public school for grad school (grad schools can be more lenient about residency since students usually are not dependents of parents) and remember the school was very vigilant about proof of residency. I had to reside there for a year, vote, drivers license, car registration, pay taxes. It does make sense to taxpayers that their $$ goes to subsidize state residents.</p>

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<p>It USED to be that you could gain residency, but that has changed. What state are you talking about?</p>

<p>In many states your best bet is to move there, work and live full time (dont go home for summer vacations) and establish residency before applying and matriculating</p>

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<p>What state are you a resident of and for what school are you trying to establish residency?</p>

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<p>i live in AZ and i want to go to the University of Washington</p>

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<p>well you better pack up and move
Understanding</a> Washington State Residency</p>

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<p>As a resident of the state of Arizona you are able to participate in the WUE program. Unfortunately the University of Washington is not a member, but Washington State University and three other schools are (see <a href="http://wue.wiche.edu/)%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://wue.wiche.edu/)&lt;/a>. Through the WUE you pay 150% of instate tuition; no OOS fees.</p>

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<p>My daughter asked if, based on her grades, she could get "awarded" in-state tuition even though she resided out of state.
She paid in-state tuition at UNM even though she was from MA. Not sure what other schools might do this.</p>

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<p>Some schools award instate tuition to out of state students based on dollar scholarship amounts in excess of a certain amount. U of North Texas and U of South Carolina are two that I know of that do this. To qualify for these scholarships, you have to have certain (usually high) stats coming into the application process.</p>