<p>Hi Everyone~</p>
<p>I am asking this as a general question (not for a specific school, which I know I could google and look up the specific requirements):</p>
<p>BUT generally, across the board...</p>
<p>If two parents move out of state (to California for example) and their child stays behind in another state and lives with a friends parents to finish their senior year, will the student be considered a resident of the new state if the parents have lived in the new state for one year and claimed the student on their taxes in the new state? Also, their high school transcript would be from an out of state public school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the opinions!</p>
<p>It depends on the state because some consider students to have the same residence as their parents, some don’t. If instate tuition in the old state is desired and if one parent was not intending to work in the new state, they could retain residency in the old state and there would be little problem getting in-state rates. Otherwise, the best situation appears to have the student be financially independent (not the same thing as FAFSA independent status). If in-state tuition in the new state is desired, it is a lot easier. The student would not be there primarily for educational purposes, but would need to get a new license, voter registration, and possibly a bank account in the new state to emphasize this.</p>