How easy ro difficult is to apply for In-State tuition in U Pitt from second year for an OOS? My D is OOS plannign to join UPitt. Would like to know the possibility of getting into paying the In-State tuition from second year if she stays on Campus. Appreciate inputs from anyone who has done it in the past.
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JonmiD
Are you, her parents, moving to PA during her freshman year? If not, very unlikely.
Usually whatever an undergrad starts as is what they remain as. Start as OOS, remain as OOS…that’s what frequently schools do.
If you send your child with the idea that it will be affordable if the residency status changes, then be prepared to have her transfer out when that doesn’t happen.
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In UPitt she got the Honors College and guaranteed MS admission and got grant/scholarship covering full tuition
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What the heck? Why do you want her residency to change when she got free tuition???
If she got a full tuition scholarship as mentioned above, it won’t matter if you are OOS or in-state. Her tuition will still be covered 100%.
Thank You.
What exactly did she get for a scholarship and grants? Is it a full tuition award OR is it an amount that covers it this year.
Regardless…SHE won’t be able to establish residency her second year. You would need to move there…now.
But agree with others…what’s the problem, if she has full tuition, she has full tuition.
She got grants and scholarships that covers full tuition.
Are they guaranteed for all 4 years? Is there a gpa requirement to keep the awards?
It is for 4 years, but with a gpa of >2.0, which is not that bad, requirement to keep the awards.
Why were you asking about getting instate if your child’s tuition is covered???
Are you sure the GPA requirement for her merit scholarship is not 3.0? What does her merit letter say?
Did you say she has a med school guarantee? Or did you mean grad school guarantee?
Some of those have minimum GPA requirements as well.
She has MS guarantee. Graduate school guarantee has a 3.3GPA requirement.
She got need based financial aid grant + Merit Scholarship together amounting to her full tuition. I was wondering if she becomes an in-state , then tuition will be less and the grant+scholarship can also be used to cover the rest of the total expenses (accommodation and books etc).Hence the question.
Thanks
JonamiD
If she were instate, the scholarship would be adjusted to reflect that.
In any case, she would only be considered 'instate ’ if you moved there and paid taxes there for a year.
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No. Her scholarship and grant amounts were based on her OOS COA. If she were to become a resident (by, say, marrying a PA resident), then her COA would change and her OOS scholarship and grants would adjust. Public univs give different amounts of scholarship based on instate status.
For example, if two students have an ACT 32 and a 4.0 GPA and are going to Alabama, their scholarship amounts will vary based on residency. the instate student would get about $10k per year and the OOS student would get about $26k per year. If the OOS student married a resident and became a state resident, his scholarship would reduce to $10k because he’d no longer qualify for the OOS award.
But the issue is moot because your DD won’t be able to get instate residency.
Thank you very much for clarifying. Really appreciate iit.
If your D got a Panther pride award, a need based grant from Pitt, she might not get it if she was considered instate.
So far I have only seen OOS students get this grant.
Also instate students often get smaller merit scholarships than OOS students, since they already receive a tuition discount.
The parent would have to be a PA resident for at least a year before starting school, for your D to be considered an instate student. Or if she worked and supported herself, I think she would have to be 22.
If your D has scholarships and grants to cover tuition, she can take her $5,500 student loan, work in the summer and part time during the school year, and maybe you can claim an AOTC education credit of up to $2,500 to help pay for fees and room and board.
She can move off campus possibly in later years, if that saves money. Also which state are you residents of? They might have a reciprocity agreement with PA.
@mommdc Thank you for the detailed reply. It is very clear to me now. Really appreciate you taking time to respond. It really is very insightful. Thanks.