I am currently attending a CC in CA and am planning on transferring to UT-Austin. What would I have to do to be eligible for resident tuition. Should I take a year off and establish residency first before applying? I plan on renting an apartment off campus when I move to TX. Is there any way to speed up the process or would I have to take a gap year before applying? I would really like to save those thousands of dollars that I would have to pay for out of state tuition.
There is no way to “speed up the process”. You will be getting a job in Austin and supporting yourself by working?
yes, i plan on getting a part time job in Austin. I will be living with someone else in the apartment
Look up the residency rules for the college you want to attend. States have different rules.
It is not an easy process, but you can call the University and ask to speak to the person who is in charge of residency matters. My son managed to do it, but he had to go to school for a year first, and I know they’ve tightened up the requirements since then. But I will say that the school is quite willing to tell you what you need to do - if you jump through all the hoops, they don’t mind your doing it.
I don’t believe a part time job will qualify you for in state tuition. Friends from CA have a son who will be a freshman. They had to purchase property in his name and he has to own it for a full year before receiving in state tuition. Only a job that is full time would have qualified him. Although my nephew who is in UT grad school was able to get in state tuition. He is Texas born and raised and his parents own property in Texas and work and live in Texas. But he was coming from CA after going to undergrad there and working there a year. He said that having a driver’s license and car registration from Texas (he never changed to CA plates) got him in state tuition.
Also I am not going to Texas just for school. I do intend on staying there and living there. If i take a year off and work full time in Austin, rent an apartment, register my car and get a license, would I be qualified for in state tuition?
You could still go to school and work part-time in Texas, but you will need to show evidence that not only you have lived in Texas for a year (drivers license and voting registration), but that you are an emancipated adult that your parents are not claiming you as a dependent, able to support yourself. In any case, you are advised to review UT’s residence policy and contact the UT residency office with questions. They are very helpful.
if you work 20 hours a week off campus for 52 weeks, and do the rest of the above mentioned things, you can get in state after a year. So if you do a gap year, get a job, keep it for a year, you will be good. Agree, that you should read online all the rules, and interpret them to your benefit. We know tons of kids who got instate…