In-state Tuition. Please, I beg you answer.

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<p>Hi all, </p>

<p>I am a current NJ resident that has previously lived in Michigan for six years. I have graduated from elementary and middle school there and attended my 9th and 10th grade in Michigan before moving to NJ. I have family members residing in Michigan and cousins that currently attend UofM and my parents have also worked in Michigan before we all moved to NJ. Therefore, although I now live in NJ, do I qualify for in-state tuition? </p>

<p>Please help me, I called UofM and they did not give me a clear response, I get a different response everytime...they keep saying "I think..." or "I don't know..." this affects my application because if I qualify for in-state tuition I will apply, if I don't I will not apply. Thank you for your help!</p>

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<p>You don’t qualify.</p>

<p>You need to currently have a place of residence in Michigan, for (I think) a period of one year before applying.</p>

<p>IF there is that large of a difference between In- and Out- of state tuition, I suggest you rent a cheap apartment there. (If it is your top choice and you are confident you will get in)</p>

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<p>^I love how you throw the (I Think) in there. lol</p>

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<p>Well it’s either for one year, or there is no time requirement.</p>

<p>I know someone applying to UofM from Ohio, but has one parent living in Michigan. Can’t remember the details</p>

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<p>You live in NJ= you pay OOS tuition. Umich is very strict about this.</p>

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<p>When you apply you will definitely be declared OOS. To prove you are instate you need to submit an application including taxes from the year before as well as the standard license/passport information.
I know 2 people that have somehow managed to convince UofM of their instate residency by providing as much information as they could that they were residents (although they really didn’t pass the requirements). However, I know a lot more that have failed to gain instate even though their parents just moved away from michigan. That said, I would consider applying to UofM and sending in the application with as much housing information (everything from electrical bills, house payments, taxes from past years…etc) you can provide and wish for the best. I wouldn’t be optimistic though.</p>

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<p>blackpen2008 is correct. It is more difficult to gain in-state residency at UofM than other public schools</p>

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<p>Thank you folks, that helped. Considering this information, I don’t think I will be applying to UofM, 37K is a lot more to pay than 11K…Thank you for your responses!</p>

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<p>Ok say I apply in the fall as a Senior OOS, get in, but can’t pay the nearly 50k costs. </p>

<p>The next year, instead of going to school, I do a Gap Year program through Americrops or something based in Detroit. I’d live on my own(Though probably with a roommate(. I’d have to pay for all of the bills and rent an apartment. </p>

<p>Could I gain in-state classification this way?</p>

<p>Edit: Because if I do a program for a school year, I’ll be applying in the fall, so I’d only be living in Michigan for about a month or two, would that cut it?</p>

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<p>No. You will still not qualify. It’s not just a “year.” And it’s where your FAMILY lives as well. Everyone under the sun has tried this stuff and at Michigan IT DOES NOT WORK.</p>

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<p>nope i highly doubt it.</p>

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<p>coollege, a month or two defnitely would not cut it. I don’t think the gap year will work either.</p>

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<p>well, you have to be a resident of MI while enrolled, which you aren’t</p>