<p>First post. </p>
<p>This is a hypothetical situation, as I am not yet in college. I am currently living in a state that is not New York. But if I were accepted into Cornell CALS, could I get in-state tuition after one year at CALS if I (or my parents) rent an apartment or get a house in New York? Thanks.</p>
<p>Short answer is: no. It’s not easy to qualify for in-state tuition anywhere unless you lived there prior to starting school (I think usually for 2 years prior).</p>
<p>Owning property is not residency. The difference in tuition is approx. $14,000. Many get FA at the endowed colleges to get the cost to where the contract college tuitions are.</p>
<p>here’s link to guideleines for residency:</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> University: Application Guidelines](<a href=“http://www.dfa.cornell.edu/dfa/treasurer/bursar/studentsparents/residency/guidelines.cfm]Cornell”>http://www.dfa.cornell.edu/dfa/treasurer/bursar/studentsparents/residency/guidelines.cfm)</p>
<p>Don’t all colleges, including the contract colleges, give the same financial aid?</p>
<p>financial aid is based on need, and if the cost of attendance is higher, so is your need (for a given set of financial circumstances)</p>
<p>Nah, my parents looked into that before I went too-- you have to have been a resident in NY for at least two years prior, and have paid income state taxes. I think there is also some kind of documentation needed to prove that YOU lived here/went to school here (so you can’t just write down a family member’s address).</p>
<p>Okay, thanks for all the replies</p>
<p>wait i’m confused…i’m going to be in cals and i only started living in NY state since last october and they gave me in-state financial aid. we did pay NY state taxes but we didn’t live there 2 years prior. i went to high school in PA. did they make a mistake then?!?</p>
<p>I read the link that csdad provided and it said you only needed to live in NY for one year. So I’m guessing you’re going to Cornell next year? That would count as one year of residency.</p>
<p>I’m not sure the paying taxes matters. H works and pays taxes in NY but we live out of state and we pay full fare for contract college.</p>
<p>"I read the link that csdad provided and it said you only needed to live in NY for one year. So I’m guessing you’re going to Cornell next year? That would count as one year of residency. "</p>
<p>…it clearly states that going to college in NY state does not equal residency. You must establish residency before you enroll.</p>
<p>I understand that residency has to be established. I was just coming up with a possible explanation for why kiwilemon has in-state tuition despite only living in New York “since last October.”</p>