Complete the paper work to get instate status. In state students receive full need met.
Why would your aid change in subsequent years…even if youmremain OOS for tuition purposes? Is your family income going to increase? If so…you do understand that will affect your aid regardless of your residency status.
@thumper1 I thought the funding for public schools could vary year to year due to political and other reasons.
I will however file for instate status since I learned that in state students receive full needs met. Thank you again!
You know…unless your financial situation changes…it is likely your need based aid will remain the same…or close to it.
But really…it’s going to,look mighty odd if you have OOS residency for three or more years when your family is living IN state.
I don’t get it!
They’re the ones who changed my application status to OOS, not me! As someone mentioned, Im guessing it was due to the fact that I attended high school and previous college in Chicago.
For those who do not know, UMich would meet the need of OOS students if family income below $90k and have no extraordinary amount of assets starting this year.
Your aid won’t change unless something changes with you or your family’s situation.
late to the show but seeking clarification so that I can follow along:
current: you are a rising junior at Michigan
When you were accepted to Michigan as a freshman, you were an OOS student (because you and your parents were living in Chicago where you graduated high school)
Your parents moved to Michigan during your freshman year. IIRC, your parents would have to live and work in Michigan for a year before you are eligible for in-state status
Sophomore year- you are still an OOS student. Your parents are approaching the one year mark of living and working in Michigan
Junior year (where we currently are), you should definitely meet the requirements for in-state status at Michigan. File your paperwork as they 100% demonstrated need for in-state students. Your aid should be comparable to what you are receiving now (meaning your parents EFC will be the same as it was when you were OOS).
I totally agree that if the parents have resided in Michigan for two years, and have fulfilled the other residency requirements…this student should qualify for instate status.
It is likely that University of Michigan changed his status for two reasons.
Both of these things would flag the residency for tuition purposes.
BUT…this student could have…and should have straightened this out before he applied.
It sounds like he didn’t think it was an issue…and it probably won’t be…but he needs to get the proper documentation to U of Michigan ASAP to make this change to instate status.
Michigan is notoriously difficult when it comes to instate-versus-out-of-state decisions.
For example: I am a Michigan resident. I have lived in MI for over 30 years – own a home in MI, pay taxes in MI, etc. A few years ago I applied to the University of MI for a post-baccalaureate program as a MI resident, but the university re-classified me as a nonresident. Why? Because I graduated from an out-of-state high school – 35 years ago.
It took me several months of wrangling to get my residency status changed. According to my new friend with the Residency Appeal Committee, my situation is very common.
Good luck, Kreeee!
^ that is true. My former neighbor’s son graduated from an in state high school and is eligible to in-state tuition rate at MSU and EMU but not UMich 3 years ago.