OOS Questions:

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>I'm from Texas and UM is my top choice. Obviously money is a huge issue. But I was talking to my friend (from Missouri) a couple of days ago, and she's already out of college.
She told me that if you are OOS, and you attend Michigan for a year, you can be considered a resident, so you only have to pay the OOS fee for a year, and then you're considered a resident. She said she had many friends who did this, and she even knew someone who went to Michigan and only had to pay OOS fees (the extra 25K$) for the first year until they were considered a resident.
Is this true? I highly doubt it because that would defeat the purpose of out of state.</p>

<p>This is what I understand:
To pay the instate tuition, your taxes have to be going to the state of Michigan since it's a public university. Does this mean, if I happened to get a job in Michigan while I am a student, and I'll be taxed, I can qualify for instate tuition after a year?</p>

<p>Basically what i'm asking is, is there any way I can pay instate tuition ever, even if I am from Texas?
My family will not move up there if I go, so I won't own any "property" to be considered a resident.</p>

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<p>faiintx…Your friend is sadly mistaken, and I seriously doubt she knows anyone who managed this. Here is a link to U of M’s residency guidelines. If your read through them, there is a caveat for applying for IS status based on employment, however it also states</p>

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<p>and among the reasons that DO NOT qualify for granting IS status</p>

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<p>just to name a few. Here’s the full link.</p>

<p>[Residency</a> - Office of the Registrar](<a href=“http://www.ro.umich.edu/resreg.php]Residency”>Residency | Office of the Registrar)</p>

<p>You are not the first student to be misled by “people who know people who did it”. U of M has seen every type of attempt to gain IS status, and it’s VERY difficult if not impossible for an OOS HS grad to get it done. Sorry.</p>

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<p>I would think if this were an actual thing, more students would know about it and be attempting to exploit it, yeah? Your friend is not correct. If money is an issue, just go to U-T. Going to UMich isn’t worth the extra 300% in tuition rate, and you’d be lucky to get any aid.</p>

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<p>Apply to Michigan by all means, but if you are admitted, only attend if you have a solid FA or Scholarship package. Hoping for a change in status after one year at Michigan seems like an awefully big risk.</p>