<p>Are duke students considered NC residents by the state governments once they've graduated? The reason i'm asking it that i really want to go to UNC for med school, and its really cheap and easy to get into (relatively of course) if youre an NC resident. My family doesnt earn a lot, and the only way for me to go to med school would probably be to take this route.</p>
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<p>hmm but i've read that there are procedures to apply for NC residency for students coming in from foreign states.</p>
<p>*To qualify for in-state tuition for a given term, North Carolina law requires proof that a domicile was established in North Carolina twelve months before the beginning of the term and that it was maintained at least twelve continuous months. To prove that you have established a bona fide domicile in North Carolina, you must prove that you were physically present in the state, with the intent to make North Carolina a permanent home, and that you were not in North Carolina solely to attend college. </p>
<p>If you have been in North Carolina for less than three years or lived and/or worked out of state during the previous 24 months, you must complete a four page Application for Classification as a Legal Resident (Domiciliary) of North Carolina for Tuition Purposes for Graduate and Professional Students. If you are selected to be interviewed we will email you the supplemental and the other materials including the residency forms. A determination of your residency for tuition purposes will be made based on the information contained in your application. If you are not classified as a legal resident of North Carolina for tuition purposes, you have the right to appeal that decision to the Residence Status Committee. </p>
<p>For more information please consult "A Manual to Assist the Public Higher Education Institutions of North Carolina in the Matter of Student Residence Classification for Tuition Purposes" (This book is available in libraries of the State’s public institutions). Further information may also be obtained at the UNC Registrar's web site.*</p>
<p><a href="http://www.med.unc.edu/ome/admit/faq.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.med.unc.edu/ome/admit/faq.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="http://regweb.unc.edu/residency/manual.php%5B/url%5D">http://regweb.unc.edu/residency/manual.php</a></p>
<p>what exactly does esstablishing a domiciles mean?</p>
<p>It means that you are a long term resident there and it's your primary place of residence, usually with utilities and such accounts in connection. Acceptable proof of this is usually a set of utility bills with an NC address and maybe an NC driver's license with address.</p>
<p>Unless you permanently move to NC, (read: establish permanent residence, pay state taxes, etc.), then you're not going to be able to pull it off. Why not just look into the state med school in whatever state you're from? Remember, there is no such thing as a bad US med school.</p>
<p>well i dont think i'm affiliated with ANY state. I've been living outside the US for the past 15 years, and my parents are pakistani nationals. There might be no such thing as a bad med school, but there is such as a thing as an expensive med school. State schools are much cheaper if you're a resident of said state.</p>
<p>I guess you could work for a year or two after graduating, this way I think you could qualify for in-state tuition. And you'd also make some money along the way. :D</p>
<p>Why not just rent an apartment and stay here (if you are able). That should count if you stay for a year.</p>
<p>would that work? When they say permanent residence, can that include an apartment?</p>
<p>Yes, I'm reasonably sure that apartments count since they shouldn't discriminate against people who otherwise cannot afford houses.</p>
<p>You're parents are Pakistani nationals and you've lived outside of the US for 15 years... are you even a legal permanent resident? If you're just here on a student visa or some other temporary status, then I'm relatively sure that you can't qualify for in-state status anywhere. Establishing LPR status is much more complex than just renting an apartment for a year.</p>
<p>If you are a U.S. citizen/LPR, then it is easier. Yeah, as long as you establish a legal residence in NC (an apartment would count), then you can qualify for in-state status. You will have to file your own tax return though--you can't file as a dependent of your parents.</p>
<p>Luxlibertas: I'm pretty sure you don't need to be US national/LPR. Holders of certain visa categories can be considered as having domicile in a certain state and thus qualify for instate tuition. For instance, if your dad has H1, and you have say, an H4 visa, and you have lived in state for the required time period, then I'm pretty sure that you qualify for instate tuition. An F-visa for student might be harder to work with since it usually expires after the holder graduations and person will need to apply for H-1 or something else. Anyway, that was how I remembered it in Georgia, things might be different in NC.</p>
<p>Edit: I'm not sure about taxes, but H-visa holders would need to file taxes anyway. Just my $0.02</p>
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<p>So, dorms don't count. I think an apartment is legit...but I don't know how off-campus apartments work for Duke students. They're tearing down the seniors' Central Campus apartments this year, and I don't know if it is advisable to live in an off-campus apartment in the city of Durham for a year while attending Duke.</p>
<p>Lots of seniors live off campus their last year in places like Belmont. It is not unheard of and I believe more than half choose to go that route. The problem is that if you move in at the beginning of the school year, that's probably not enough to get in state tuition first semester if you plan to go immediately to med school. You'll probably need to move in at the end of junior year and stay for the summer.</p>
<p>^^Mallomarcookie: why would it be inadvisable to live offcampus in durham?</p>
<p>^ SBR: thanks. But the site says you have to stay in NC for at least five years, which means i probably will take a year off after graduation before applying to med school</p>
<p>For the record I am a US citizen</p>
<p>5 years? In that case, you will be shelling out a lot of money. You'll not only need to continuously rent an apartment near Duke, but you'll also need to live in a dorm for 3 years. Duke requires all students to live on campus for 6 semesters (freshmen, sophomore, and junior years) unless you go study abroad your junior year and get an exemption when you come back. Maybe your parents can use it as...a vacation place?</p>
<p>well four of the five years is covered by financial aid from duke. I think you have to 'establish a domicile' for a 12 months, but you have to be physically present in north carolina for five years</p>