<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I was accepted to UMich this year. I however live in California and the tuition for out of state students is extremely high. Is there any possibility of declaring in state residency during my four year tenure at umich? Also, will I be considered in state for medical school at UMich after 4 years of undergrad if possible?? </p>
<p>No. It is not easy. Read this web page:
<a href=“Residency | Office of the Registrar”>http://www.ro.umich.edu/resreg.php</a></p>
<p>I agree that it isn’t easy. But is it possible somehow?</p>
<p>No. They are EXTREMELY strict on this. You must demonstrate that Michigan is your “PERMANENT legal residence,” and having parents living and working outside of the state of Michigan does not help if you will [probably] be under the age of 24 when applying to UMich Med School.</p>
<p>Circumstances that do not demonstrate permanent Michigan residence
The circumstances and activities listed below are most often temporary or indeterminate and do not demonstrate permanent residence in Michigan. Individuals whose claim to Michigan residence is based solely on one or more of the following will generally not be found to be Michigan residents for tuition purposes:</p>
<p>you are enrolled in a high school, community college, or UNIVERSITY in Michigan;
you are in a medical residency program, fellowship, or internship in Michigan;
your employment in Michigan is temporary or short-term or of the type usually considered an internship or apprenticeship;
your spouse or partner’s employment in Michigan is temporary or of the type usually considered an internship or apprenticeship;
your spouse or partner’s employment in Michigan is permanent but you are in the State for temporary reasons;
your employment position in Michigan is normally held by a student;
you have PAID Michigan income tax or filed Michigan resident income tax returns;
your relatives (other than parents) live in Michigan;
you own property or pay Michigan property taxes;
you possess a Michigan driver’s license or voter’s registration;
you possess a Permanent Resident Alien visa;
you have continuous physical presence in Michigan for one year or more;
you sign a statement of intent to be domiciled in Michigan.</p>
<p>No you will not be able to get resident tuition rates for undergrad. If someone could figure out a way to do that believe me 2,000 out of state freshman and their parents would do that every year. You go to med school where you get accepted and it’s expensive no matter what state it is and where you are from. </p>
<p>If you do some research, you will quickly realize that there is no way you are going to be able to get in-state tuition. They have closed every loophole. As a Michigan taxpayer, I am happy that people can’t game the system.</p>
<p>I think the easiest way for future students (not you) to be able to pay in state tuition at UMich without family relocation is to have the kid going to high school in Michigan for 3 years.</p>
<p>@billcsho FYI: Going to high school in Michigan definitely does not qualify you for in state tuition rates: “Circumstances that do not demonstrate permanent Michigan residence: you are enrolled in a high school, community college, or high school in Michigan;” Short of both parents working in Michigan for multiple years, paying taxes and utilities, and you going to a high school in Michigan, nothing will get you in-state tuition at UM.</p>
<p>@untrackable
No, you don’t get Michigan resident status by attending high school, but you are eligible to pay in state tuition after attending 3 year high school:</p>
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<p>You need to keep reading the link I posted above. I did not say one can get Michigan residency this way. Attending school in Michigan would not grant you the residency. It is solely for paying in state tuition.</p>
<p>If you read the top part of the link, you will see there are 3 ways to be eligible for paying in state tuition. Getting Michigan resident status is one of the 3 ways.</p>
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<p>^that sounds good on paper but certainly wasn’t my experience. My son had attended school in Michigan since the 7th grade, while also living legally in Michigan. Nonetheless, he was classified as OOS based on the fact his birth father lived in Canada and ergo he had access to Canadian schools until he was able to demonstrate a “severing of all ties” to the foreign country. Not only had we paid Michigan taxes for the decade prior and had bonafide green cards, but we also owned business and property exclusively in Michigan.</p>
<p>So, while n the end he was determined to be a resident, our direct process, which was not “an error” but a clear, conscious decision from the registrar, would have me think the guidelines you quote are either new, or are countermanded by other prioritized elements such as where even one of your parents live ;)</p>
<p>Ergo, would not “trust” the segments you quoted as meaning categorically that meeting the criteria means assurance of receiving residency.</p>
<p>@kmcmom13
That policy is pretty new. I think the main reason for the change is to allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition under the second category.
<a href=“University of Michigan approves in-state tuition for military, unauthorized immigrants”>http://www.annarbor.com/news/university-of-michigan-governing-board-passes-tuition-equality-for-military-unauthorized-immigrants/</a>
<a href=“http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2013/07/15/2302141/university-of-michigan-in-state-tuition-undocumented-students/”>http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2013/07/15/2302141/university-of-michigan-in-state-tuition-undocumented-students/</a>
It is not a matter of “trust”, it is just a matter of timing. You were obviously way before the new policy which became effective this year.</p>