<p>I was wondering if any UW students can explain this to me. The reason I ask is that I am OOS and just planned on being a part-time student just to pay the in-state tuition for the rest of the years I would be at UW. Has anyone done this before? I also plan to rent an apartment as a part-time student, because I would think it costs so much less then the dorm. Is this true as well? Also if all of this is true, and I can do this...would I be treated a sophmore for the year after when I choose to dorm and receive the ability to choose classes earlier and hopefully get a better dorm than the incoming freshmen of 2015? Thanks!</p>
<p>Have you looked at the rent of an apartment in the Seattle area? Even a tiny 1 bedroom apartment is beyond the reach of many students.</p>
<p>I know tons of people who share a 2 bedroom apartment, or even a house, and it is much cheaper that way. Just my 2 cents. :)</p>
<p>Hey, I plan on getting an apartment too and working on the whole in- state tuition thing.
Ok, for eight or nine months in a dorm, it’s over $9,000. That means that you can get an apartment that costs up to $750/ month and it would cost the same for 12 months as 8 or 9 in the dorms. I’ve looked around and come across a few places. They are all studio apartments and rather small but anything works when you want to try to get a cheaper tuition. If I do get an apartment, I’m going with Malloy Apartments on 15th Ave right across from the campus, it’s $635 for the smallest studio (approximately 450 sq ft). There’s also the Wilsonian which is $550 for a 300 sq ft studio. The Wilsonian looks a little nicer but Malloy is bigger.</p>
<p>As far as getting in state tuition, it looks like a pain in the ass (am I allowed to say ass? because I just did… twice… anyway…) You have to live in the state a year, be financially dependent, and prove you aren’t just there for education (which means working 30 hours a week if you’re a full time student), in addition to getting a bank account, a drivers license, and registering to vote in WA.</p>
<p>I’ve looked into this almost obsessively. Um… this may be WAAAAYYY more information than you were looking for but there it is anyway. That’s basically my plan. Now if I can just get my parents to go along with it…</p>
<p>Ohh, thanks for the information, but now that I think of it. That seems ridiculously excessive, and I was getting tips from my friend who also thinks it’s a bad idea. Dorms come with the electricity, water, meal plan, etc. when the apartment does not. And along with all that other crap I would have to do, I think just having all the loans that UW gave me that eventually stacks up along with paying 12,000 doesn’t seem so bad?..</p>
<p>A lot of apartments also have a lot of the utilities included but you would be on your own with food.</p>
<p>I’ll be getting an apartment either way…
Especially because the loans I’ll be getting with financial aid add up to about $26,000/ year.
I’d much rather get in state tuition even if it is hard.</p>