question about out of state tuition

<p>I am a transfer student considering an out of state school. I will be a sophmore transfer and am 23 years old and live on my own fully supporting myself right now. </p>

<p>If I transfer I will be moving and would either live in on campus apartments or off campus. Would after living in the other state for a year or two would I be eligible for in state tuition for the remainding time?</p>

<p>I understand a traditional student living at school temporarily and keeping their parents out of state location as a permenant address probably wouldn't. I would be moving and changing my permant address as I have no family and no ties to my current location.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Usually you cannot establish residency for instate tuition purposes while you are enrolled in college. It really doesn't matter whether you live on campus, off campus or have ties elsewhere. If it were that easy to establish instate residency, very few upper classmen anywhere would be paying out of state rates.</p>

<p>When I attended UMich back in the dark ages, I knew people who took a year off from school, worked full time, got drivers licenses, etc, and did come back to instate tuition. Don't know if that's still true.</p>

<p>Garland....back when the dinosaurs roamed (when I went to college) you could be an independent student by doing what you outline above. However, now to be independent, you have to be over 24 years of age, be an orphan, be married, have dependent children, have a bachelor's degree. Otherwise, you are usually considered a dependent student regardless of what else you do. And if you are a dependent student, your home state is the place where your parents reside. It seems odd to me...but these are the rules. The rules most definitely have changed since I went to college (graduated in the 70's...when the dinosaurs roamed) and WAS an independent student at age 20 because I supported myself. That wouldn't fly now.</p>

<p>My sister went to UCSD full time freshman year than went to school part time for sophomore year and was a CA resident by the time junior year rolled around. This was in the mid 90's though so it might have changed. Basically it all depends on the state. I am pretty sure that if you are only enrolled part time in OR that you can gain residency status after 1 year if you register to vote and stuff. I know AK has really really easy requirements to gain residency. So you have to research the state that you want to move too.</p>