<p>I am a prospective freshman from New York. The tuition is a lot for me :( But came up with the idea of buying property in michigan (Since my cousin lives there... probably make the name of her house under my dads?) will that work in getting me the instate tuition rates?</p>
<p>If your parents will continue to live in New York, the odds of you getting instate tuition are very slim. Michigan has very difficult residency requirements.</p>
<p>I’ve had experience with this when I applied to Michigan. How it works is: your residency status is determined upon the time of your application. Furthermore, if you just recently bought property, then the University would ask you (they asked my family anyway) for 1) proof of moving our belongings and 2) proof of income. Essentially what they are looking for, as roman mentioned, is that you aren’t bull ****ting your residency and that you and your family actually moved.</p>
<p>I moved to Michigan in Summer of 2007, applied EA in October 2007 and was qualified for instate residency after completing this process.</p>
<p>There is a fairly comprehensive form and information on the UofM website concerning what is required to document residency. Property alone is not enough. Even if your parents live in Michigan but you attend school in another state you may be required to fill out the form before being granted in-state tuition.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend trying it unless you can pay for the property AND OOS tuition if the plan falls through. I’m an independent student. In December when I first received my request to prove residency I sent in my 2010 W2, tax forms, ID, and I also sent in what was my most recent pay stub, as well as the oldest pay stub I had access to (over a year old). A couple days ago, I was told I also needed to send in my 2009 tax forms, W2’s, as well as more recent W2s. There was also a weird request for any additional W2’s from 2010, even though I only had one W2 from 2010, and that was the one I submitted. It makes me think they might require three years of residency to be considered in-state.</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>^Basically tells you under what circumstances you will be able to be classified as a resident. I doubt buying property in Michigan is grounds to be classified as a resident. I’ve lived in michigan for almost my entire life yet I was still classified as a non-resident because one of my parents works and lives outside the US (I’ve filed a residency application so hopefully they’ll classify me as a resident after review).</p>
<p>Your chances are zero.</p>