Is it possible to get in-state tuition where you previously lived?

Paying for College
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<p>Hello,
Well, to start off, I lived in Michigan for 10 years before I moved to Pennsylvania. Recently, I was accepted into University of Michigan, which has an out-of-state tuition of $31,000 and an in-state of about $10,000. I was wondering if there was any way for me to get in-state tuition (which I think is unlikely) or at least reduced out-of-state tuition?
Or does it not matter that I previously lived there?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>For a good summary, check here: Guide</a> to State Residency</p>

<p>It sounds like you would have to convince the state of Michigan that it is your new permanent home. They do take into account "former domicile in the State and maintenance of significant connections therein while absent," but it might not be enough...</p>

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<p>If your parents moved over one year ago no chance. There is no in between partial resident--you are or you are not. If you graduated HS in PA you are pretty much done with Michigan instate.</p>

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<p>Oh darn
I recently have had to straighten out the credit reporting agencies- they have me living at 18 different addresses in california recently-
I should have left it- it would have been great for D to go to SantaCruz instate !
:)</p>

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<p>Well...I lived in NH for 7 years and Ohio for 22 years, and my kids do NOT qualify for in state tuition in either state...because we do NOT live there now...and did not live there when they enrolled in college...and did not live there when they graduated from high school. In most cases your place of residency for instate tuition purposes is the address where your parents reside. The caveat to that is that in many cases if you are an instate student when you enroll as a freshman and your parents move out of state, schools may let you continue to pay instate tuition. BUT if your family doesn't live in Michigan now, I think you would be considered out of state for tuition purposes.</p>

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<p>Thumper and others are overgeneralizing. It varies from state to state, so you really have to check the rules for the particular state you're interested in. Michigan doesn't say categorically no - they do list a set of criteria that you may or may not be able to meet.</p>

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<p>Calreader is correct...perhaps we ARE overgeneralizing. BUT the reality is...most folks KNOW what state they reside in, and they KNOW whether they are instate residents. When I read these posts, I suspect that the poster is just hoping that there is "some way" that they can be declared instate, when they are not. USUALLY, that is not the case. And I think that is what I put in my post. "In most cases your place of residency for instate tuition purposes is the address where your parents reside." And while there are some state schools that may have exceptions to this...there aren't a lot. The OP should call UMich and ask them what their criteria for instate tuition is. I'm sure the university will be able to share this criteria with the student.</p>

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<p>It seems like a really good thing for anyone who is going to an out-of-state public school to check out. If a student can qualify for in-state residency because the state has criteria they can actually meet, why not do it? It seems like a great way to save money. </p>

<p>I've looked at about 15 of the states, and as far as I remember, all of them have clear ways to qualify that don't involve parents. (It certainly helps if parents live in the state, though.) For example, Idaho says it doesn't matter where your parents used to live or live now if you graduated from high school in Idaho. Texas says you can qualify if you work a full-time job there. While most student who read CC probably don't work full-time, a friend who teaches at San Francisco State says most of her students do work full-time to support themselves in college.</p>

<p>My point is that this is really quirky, and it's always worth checking the details.</p>