In-state Tuition after one year of residency

[yairnazz]

<p>Hello, after contacting the university of delaware registrar department, I was told that it is possible to get in-state tuition after a year of attendance.</p>

<p>Can someone please elaborate as to how I would go about doing this at UDelaware or UMass?</p>

<p>This might be a deciding factor in my college decision.</p>

[thumper1]

<p>The only way I know that is a sure thing…is if your FAMILY relocates to the state in which the college is located. After a year of THEIR residency, you would gain instate status but you would have to file a change of residency status request.</p>

<p>So far as <em>I</em> know, neither state will allow you to do this simply by attending college there yourself.</p>

<p>You need to contact EACH college to be sure that you can really do this. MOST SCHOOLS do not allow students to establish residency WHILE they are attending the college. The requirement is for their FAMILY to move to the state at least one year prior to the student enrolling in college.</p>

<p>To be honest, I’m not sure you can do this in Delaware…or Massachusetts. I believe BOTH have a residency requirement PRIOR to enrolling in the college. And if you are an undergraduate student under the age of 24, your state of residency would be where your PARENTS reside.</p>

<p>What exactly did you ask when you spoke to someone at UDEL?</p>

<p>The other thing…IF (and I’m saying a big IF) you are “able” to somehow do this, you would need to show that YOU the student were self supporting for the year and that would include ALL of your college costs. You would not be able to accept a nickel of financial assistance from your family because presumably you are showing that you are independent of them. How would you show this?</p>

<p>Check your facts VERY carefully before you enroll at an out of state public university…MOST make it extremely difficult to just establish residency based on your residency WHILE attending school there.</p>

<p>Think of it…if this were the case, there would be NO ONE paying OOS tuition at UDEL or UMass after freshman year. Clearly, that is not the case.</p>

[Chedva]

<p>From the UMass website:

In general, if you are a dependent student and at least one parent or guardian has resided in Massachusetts for one year or longer, then you will qualify for in-state tuition. However, if you are a dependent student and at least one parent or guardian has not resided in Massachusetts for one year or longer, then you will not qualify for in-state tuition. Vacation homes may not be used to qualify for Massachusetts residency.</p>

<p>More detailed residency information is included with the application for admission, or you may call the Undergraduate Admissions Office at 413-545-0222.

<a href=“http://www.umass.edu/admissions/facts-and-figures/tuition-and-fees[/url]”>http://www.umass.edu/admissions/facts-and-figures/tuition-and-fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[yairnazz]

<p>Aha. I actually expected an answer like that since I’ve contacted Rutgers in the past and they said that it wasnt a possibility (and I used to live there).</p>

<p>When I contacted them I asked if it were possible to claim in-state residency after a year of attendance. One person said that it is possible if you file your taxes independently. Another person said that they had seen people receive instate tuition after a year of tuition but I’d to contact someone else tomorrow for more information (Im going to call, but i figured it wouldn’t hurt to see what is required for residency)</p>

[yairnazz]

<p>Thank you Chedva, I guess we can cross delaware off the list. I hope that is not the case with delaware.</p>

[thumper1]

<p>

Is it possible for me to get in state tuition?

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<p>You started the above thread in January regarding Rutgers…and received the SAME advice you are going to receive here.</p>

<p>The policies at virtually ALL public universities are the same. If your family resides in a state…THAT is the state in which YOU…the student have instate residency.</p>

<p>I think you will find the SAME residency requirement at UDel. Otherwise, like I said…NO ONE would be paying OOS tuition after freshman year. That is clearly not the case.</p>

<p>What is the matter with the state schools IN the state where you reside? That is where you and your family are paying taxes to support higher education, not in other states.</p>

[thumper1]

<p>Re: your taxes…and residency.</p>

<p>The bottom line is ANYONE can file their own taxes and NOT be claimed by their parents on their returns. That does NOT mean that the student is independent for residency purposes…that simply means that is how they chose to file their taxes.</p>

[thumper1]

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If a student has lived in DE for one year, does that qualify?</p>

<p>If a student is independent* and has not relocated to DE for the sole purpose of pursuing education at the University of Delaware, then the student may qualify.</p>

<p>If a student is dependent* and lives in DE without their parents* then the student does not qualify for in-state tuition.

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<p>NOTE…AND has not relocated for the sole purpose of pursuing education at UDEL.</p>

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Should I include my tax return with my application?</p>

<p>Tax returns alone do not automatically demonstrate residency. However, it is helpful to provide tax returns to support the information provided on your application, and you may be asked to provide them if you did not originally.

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<p>From the UDel website.</p>

[MaineLonghorn]

<p>Texas is one of the few states where you can use your freshman year to get residency. It’s not that easy, but it’s possible. We did it with DS (right before he ended up moving back home to go to school, ack!).</p>

[yairnazz]

<p>I think we can agree that it is a possibility at some schools?</p>

[thumper1]

<p>It is a POSSIBILITY at SOME schools but the onus of proof is on YOU. They do not make it easy. Even in Texas, it’s not an easy and seamless process. It takes PROOF. </p>

<p>I do not think this is the case for UDel…it clearly is not the case for UMass.</p>

<p>And it was not the case for Rutgers. </p>

<p>I hesitate to ask this…but by chance did you apply to any colleges IN the state you DO reside in?</p>

[thumper1]

<p>

Section 4. Types of Evidence Considered in Determining Delaware Domiciliary Status
A. Residency classification will be determined on a case-by-case basis; therefore, the following facts regarding the person on whom the classification depends, although not conclusive, haveprobative value in support of a claim of domicile. The registrar’s office has access to and is entitled to utilize various websites and search engines to gather information in addition to what is provided by the student.</p>

<p>B. Residency determination must be documented by the submission of written or electronic verification that includes a minimum of 3 of the items listed below. Student information must be submitted if the student is over 23, married, and/or independent of his/her parents; parent information must be submitted if the student is under age 24, single, and a dependent of his/her parents/legal guardians.</p>

<p>Filing of a Delaware resident income tax return;</p>

<p>Place of residence: proof of a bona fide permanent home in Delaware that is occupied as the primary residence by the individual (or by the individual’s parent if the individual is a
dependent child). Provide a copy of the registered deed, or current signed lease for the
permanent domicile in Delaware (a copy of the deed to the home may be obtained from thecounty courthouse). Depending on the term of the lease, more than one lease may have to be submitted to cover the last 12 consecutive full months. Ownership of a second home in Delaware does not constitute Delaware residency for the purpose of determining Delaware student status:</p>

<p>Delaware driver’s license dated a minimum of ten (10) months prior to the start of the
semester;</p>

<p>Delaware vehicle registration for all owned and/or leased vehicles;</p>

<p>Evidence showing the student uses his/her Delaware address as his/her sole address of record for all purposes including on health and auto insurance records, bank accounts, tax records, loan and scholarship records, school records, military records, leases, etc. by providing copiesof 12 consecutive months of bills and/or statements.</p>

<p>Section 5. Disqualification as a Delaware Domiciliary</p>

<p>Student is enrolled full-time in an academic program, as defined by the University, or
attended an out-of-state educational institution at in-state tuition rates in the immediately preceding semester;</p>

<p>Student moved to Delaware primarily to enroll in a Delaware post-secondary institution;</p>

<p>Student has not resided continually in Delaware for a period of 12 consecutive months
immediately preceding his/her initial enrollment at the University or, at the time of
application for admission, applies as a non-resident;</p>

<p>Student was attending high school or residing outside Delaware at the time of application for admission to UD;</p>

<p>Student either was not enrolled in a Delaware high school at the time of admission to UD, or is not a graduate of an accredited Delaware high school;</p>

<p>The primary purpose of undergraduate students registered for more than 9 semester hours or graduate students registered for more than 6 semester hours (including courses taken as listener) is to continue their education;</p>

<p>Marriage to a Delaware student or a person eligible for such classification does not, of itself establish Delaware student status for the spouse;</p>

<p>Unless the student’s parents are divorced or legally separated, residence by one parent or partof a family while the other parent and the remainder of the family continue to enjoy the privileges of domicile in another state is not considered as part of the period for establishing Delaware student status;</p>

<p>Receipt of any type of a scholarship, guaranteed loan, grant, or other form of financial
assistance dependent upon residence in a state other than Delaware;

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<p>From the UDel Website…read in particular the MANY references to graduating from High School in Delaware, being a HS student in Delaware when applying to UDel…etc.</p>

<p>It appears from this that becoming an instate resident for tuition purposes at UDelaware is VERY difficult.</p>

[yairnazz]

<p>Okay thanks for the information. I happened to apply to several schools in new york but i was not accepted to the one i was most fond of (bing)</p>