<p>hi everyone,
i live in ny- all my parents can really afford without alot of financial aid is a SUNY. but we visited all the better ones and i hated every one. we also visited UConn and i loved it. im in junoir year of high school. so, my question is- if i can convince my parents to move to connecticut for just my senior year (parts are only 20 minutes away) can i pay in state price at UConn? if they move back after i start, will i have to pay out of state tuitiion?</p>
<p>also, if they don't want to do it, can i move there on my own after gruadating high school, defer admission for one year, and then pay in state price?</p>
<p>The rules are here:
[Connecticut</a> State Residency Statutes :: Undergraduate Admissions :: University of Connecticut](<a href=“http://admissions.uconn.edu/apply/residency_statute.php]Connecticut”>http://admissions.uconn.edu/apply/residency_statute.php)
They are pretty dense to get through, but it appears that 1) if your parents move to CT with the intention of making it their permanent home, you will be a CT resident for purposes of UCONN; 2) if you move by yourself, you can only achieve CT resident status if you are at least age 18 and emancipated (your parents basically declare you an adult and don’t support you financially anymore); and 3) if you have resident status when you start at UCONN, you keep it until you graduate even if your family moves away. But all that’s based on a very quick reading–of course you should contact UCONN admissions for clarification, especially since the rules as described here seem to me to be much more lenient than many other states. (You can pose your question anonymously.)</p>
<p>This all seems pretty drastic, though. I think you are way overrating UCONN and underrating the SUNY’s. Perhaps you should do some overnights to get a better sense of the various SUNY possiblities</p>
<p>It is unlikely you would be able to establish residency on your own. You would not be able to receive any financial assistance from your parents, nor would you be able to file FAFSA in order to try and get any FA (you would still be considered a dependent for FAFSA so parent info would be required, but providing parent info would make you ineligible for the instate tuition unless your parents lived there)</p>
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<p>Most states make it very difficult for a normal aged student to establish residency other than that of their parent.</p>
<p>i live in ny- all my parents can really afford without alot of financial aid is a SUNY.</p>
<p>first of all…you seem to underestimate the costs involved with moving. moving is expensive, and you’re proposing that your parents do it TWICE within a short time. The amount that you’d be WASTING with all of the moving would be a nice chunk to go towards college costs. Plus, it sounds like you would be adding to your parents’ commuting time for work…there’s a cost associated with that. </p>
<p>Secondly…What are your stats? Your stats may be good enough to get some merit aid at some colleges.</p>
<p>Thirdly…What is your family’s likely EFC? If you don’t know…use this for a rough idea.
[FinAid</a> | Calculators | QuickEFC](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Quick EFC - Finaid) Now, this won’t tell you all that you have to pay, but it will give an idea of whether you’ll qualify for any federal aid. Also, NY has state aid for those with modest incomes.</p>
<p>Lastly…take both the SAT and the ACT…some do better on one than the other. I know a NY student who did “ok” on the SAT but got an ACT 33 and got nearly a full ride to an out of state school. So, take both tests to have the best advantage.</p>
<p>yea- 1990 SAT, 3.6 gpa
want to major in pharmaceutical (uconn has a really great program for it)
my EFC is 16,000- and the thing said i dont qualify for a pell grant
does that mean all my aid at a public university would have to be all loans?</p>
<p>Yes, it’s very likely that you would only receive loans from UConn. Btw, UB has a highly regarded pharmacy school as well and would be significantly less expensive than UConn. Did you apply there?</p>
<p>He’s a junior, so I don’t think he’s applied anywhere yet.</p>
<p>*my EFC is 16,000- and the thing said i dont qualify for a pell grant
does that mean all my aid at a public university would have to be all loans? *</p>
<p>You need to test again…take the ACT as well. </p>
<p>If I remember correctly, UB and some other SUNYs, as well as other colleges give merit scholarships. If you could get your stats up, you might get some good merit scholarships.</p>
<p>There was a student recently who posted that she got a full tuition merit scholarship at UB and her stats weren’t super high. Does anyone know what the req’ts are for merit there?</p>
<p>Your EFC is too high for need-based aid at most publics. </p>
<p>How much did your parents say that they will pay each year? did they say that they could pay $16k per year? more? less? If you don’t know, then ask them.</p>
<p>Since you’ll have 6-7 years of schooling, you need to minimize loans as much as you can…especially for the undergrad portion. You’ll likely have to borrow a great deal for the Pharm school part. </p>
<p>I agree that this student should look at UB…very good option. </p>
<p>Thanks for the correction, M2…I meant to say “Did you visit there?”! The reason I asked is because the SUNY’s do an abyssmal job, in general, of marketing themselves. Students who visit on open house days can feel like it’s a cattle call…especially at UB, since it’s so large and draws so many people. My D, who is a sophomore at UB, felt that way and actually wasn’t comfortable with the size until the second “accepted student” day we attended (so that was our third visit). But it’s not a good representation of the school at all…nothing like being a student there. The buildings and facilities are nice, so I’m guessing the atmosphere and packing so much into one day may be the problem. And, as we all know, student tour guides vary in quality…ours were great, but I’ve heard some are not.</p>
<p>I am not a PharmD, but have friends and family members who are and my D was interested in pharmacy at one point. None of them graduated from UB though they have very high opinions of the school, the research done there, and the quality of the UB interns and grads. It is the only SUNY school with a pharmacy school, but the requirements are high for admission into the PharmD program. They don’t require students to take the PCAT and do provide early-assurance guarantees for their pre-pharms, but only if their pre-requisite GPA is 3.5 or higher.</p>
<p>Full tuition scholarships for an instate kid is only worth $5K. IIRC, the minimum to be considered for a merit award (which start at around $2500 for instate) is 1200 SAT and a HS average around 95 (or something like that). I believe there’s a 12/1 application cut off to be considered. Awards are not automatic and are based on the applicant pool. UB gives around 30 full rides a year, but the requirements are much higher and they are competitive scholarships.</p>
<p>In state tuition at UConn is about the same as OOS tuition at a SUNY. Are you sure your parents can afford the instate tuition at UConn? Are you sure your parents can AFFORD to relocate two times just so you can get instate tuition? Can your parents get jobs if they relocate? Can they afford the high cost of living in CT?</p>
<p>but I have a question similar. I am in the exact opposite position, I will be moving from CT to NY (Albany or Bing) to go to a SUNY. I am a transfer student and right now am recieving all my tuition in fed .grants. </p>
<p>I am wondering if after I live in NY for a year, (pay taxes to the state,etc.) will I be able to get in-state tuition my 2nd /Senior year? </p>
<p>To the thread starter: CT is a very expensive state to live in on your own, may want to re-think before you take out tons of money in loans to go to an equally as good school in your home state. One of my best friends just graduated from Uconn, great school for sciences. He is a Engineering Major, graduated with a job. But is over $100,000 in debt! , I personally don’t want that so Im going else wheres. He also has to commute 3 hours a day to get to work! Can’t afford to have his own place and his job was offered down at the sub-bases in Groton. He lives on the opposite end of the state.</p>
<p>Oh, also CT is one of the top 2 states in the country that hasn’t had job growth in like 20 years. I am starting to realize the stereo-type people associate with this state as “stuck up”. Tax you to death state and very anti-business, not a good place to move to. C.T is becoming divided between 2 classes:Upper-middle class and just flat out poor. It’s a state that is running downhill and can’t seem to stop, sad but true. So unless your family is fairly wealthy, I recommend staying in NYS.</p>
<p>That’s interesting info, Erin’s Dad. Im still unsure of how it would correlate to me though. I am 23, will have my own apartment wherever I go, (Bing or Albany). Considered Im also an independent student now too, I think I have a good chance of being able to pay in-state tuition after my first year at least living in state. I will live their for at least the next 2-3 years, not on campus, so I see no reason to not be legaly considered a NY state resident. Hope it works out.</p>