Question about instate tuition...

[aztennisplaya1]

<p>i am going to go a school that is out of the state of where my parents and I currently live. my dad says that once i go to that out of state college for a year and live on their campus then the next year(sophomore year) i would be considered an instate student. is this correct? or would still be considered out of state even though i lived in that state in the schools dorms for a year</p>

[yeswecan]

<p>no that is not true. If that were true, everyone but freshmen would be in state.</p>

[hazelorb]

<p>if you had searched the forums you also would have found your answer, maybe try that next time.</p>

[bulletandpima]

<p>You must be declared emancipated from your folks…as long as they can claim you as a dependent on taxes than you are from that state. Also, you need to have a drivers license, pay their taxes, an apt, not a dorm, etc…otherwise every parent would be doing that. They don’t make it easy.</p>

<p>With AZ as part of your name, it maybe cost beneficial for your folks to put you in an apt and emancipate you for your soph yr. The tax break that they get would be nothing compared the tuition break.</p>

[vistany]

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it maybe cost beneficial for your folks to put you in an apt and emancipate you for your soph yr. The tax break that they get would be nothing compared the tuition break.

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<p>One small problem;The UVa honor code should still be considered, don’t you agree?</p>

[hazelorb]

<p>What does the U.Va. honor code have to do with in state tuition? If the law says he gets in state tuition by doing that then how would that violate the honor code?</p>

<p>Additionally, I was told that you have to prove that your residency in Virginia is not primarily because of going to U.Va. - otherwise all grad students would get instate tuition after a year (and I have been told by a few that they have to fight to get in state tuition after a year even when they have a spouse working full time in VA).</p>

[vistany]

<p>Here the reason it violates the honor code… you are creating the emacipation for the sole purpose of avoiding out of state tuition. You are lying to create a scenario to lesson your tuition payments.</p>

<p>Do you do that?</p>

<p>Is lying not a violation of the honor code?</p>

[Dean_J]

<p>You must be a resident of Virginia for one year before starting college classes to qualify for in-state tuition.</p>

<p>I believe North Carolina has a similar policy.</p>

[hazelorb]

<p>I don’t really understand how it’s lying. It’s, like, if an iPod is $300 somewhere and $250 somewhere else, why would you pay more? Plus, people do crazier things on the other side (claiming ridiculous people as their dependents: see [The</a> Dirty Dozen: 12 Tricky Tax Dependent Dilemmas - TurboTax® Customer Care & Support](<a href=“For security, Intuit does not support this browser or browser version.”>For security, Intuit does not support this browser or browser version.) )</p>

<p>In any case, it seems pretty moot:

1. re what Dean J said
2. [College</a> Confidential Discussion](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?6/1308]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?6/1308) aka if your parents are paying your tuition at all then you can’t be emancipated (at least in NY as it appears from this thread, asssuming similar rules in VA)</p>

<p>NOW, there was a girl I know whose parents were considering getting her emancipated, having her work at the dad’s company to “earn” her tuition (part time), and thus having to pay less - now this was blatantly lying to get around the law and she (the student) and his (the dad’s) lawyers didn’t really like the idea so it didn’t go through (duhh). That would definitely be anti-honor code… But if it’s legal, I don’t really consider it lying. I’m pretty sure there was a thread in the past about being legal versus being moral… I’d rather not revive that… And like I said anyways it doesn’t really matter… To each his own? :)</p>

[aztennisplaya1]

<p>ok so can people explain to me the different means of getting instate tuition?</p>

[hazelorb]

<p>at uva - you really have to be in state (living in VA for a year before starting school) to get the tuition break.
at other schools - other possibilities.</p>

[hazelorb]

<p>also, re my previous post: i do agree that calling yourself emancipated when in fact your parents would still be paying your tuition would be kind of lying - though what about a 30-year old who goes back to school but has parents footing the bill, would it be okay then?; being emancipated when paying your own way (working 30 hours a week, trust fund, whatever) i think wouldn’t violate the honor code (but i’m sure you were thinking of the former not the latter )</p>

[db123]

<p>First of all, think logically.</p>

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my dad says that once i go to that out of state college for a year and live on their campus then the next year(sophomore year) i would be considered an instate student. is this correct?

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<p>That means EVERYONE who lives out of state would then be able to get in state tuition starting their second year. That’s not how it works. If everyone got to pay in state tuition after their second year, a lot of schools would be losing money. A lot of money.</p>

<p>Also, Dean J has told you exactly what you need to know. </p>

<p>[Establishing</a> Virginia Domicile](<a href=“http://www.schev.edu/Students/VAdomicile.asp]Establishing”>http://www.schev.edu/Students/VAdomicile.asp)</p>

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If you are under age 24 on the first day of classes, an institution will classify you as a dependent student unless you: are married; are a veteran or active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces; are a graduate or first-professional student; are a ward of the court or were a ward of the court until age 18; have no adoptive or legal guardian when both parents are deceased;or have legal dependents other than a spouse. If a student under the age of 24 who wishes to be considered independent but does not meet one of these exceptions, then he must be able to demonstrate, via clear and convincing evidence to the insitution, that his parents have surrendered the right to his care, custody, and earnings, do not claim him as a dependent on federal or state income tax returns, and have ceased to provide him substantial financial support.

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<p>Other ways to Qualify for In State Tuition:

If you are a student at a public institution and you do not establish domicile in Virginia, you might still qualify for in-state tuition if you are: a student who lives outside Virginia but who works or whose parent works in Virginia; a student participating in a degree program included in the Academic Common Market; a high school student who is in a dual-enrollment program at a community college; a University of Virginia’s College at Wise student who resides in Kentucky and who lives within 50 miles of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise; or a student attending college through a special arrangement contract entered by your employer and the institution you plan to attend. The institution may charge eligible students a contract rate higher than the actual in-state tuition rate but lower than the out-of-state tuition rate. To learn more about how your circumstances affect your eligibility to establish domicile, please contact the college or university you plan to attend.

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