<p>so this would work right?:
if I told Purdue that I was going to take one year off for religious purposes and I lived in Indiana for 12 months w/o attending school... it would save some major money</p>
<p>Or you could go to Purdue and live off campus in an apartment (if they allowed you to) and get residency the following year. But, I'm not sure if this would work 100%, I think it should though.</p>
<p>if you are a dependent student- have one of your parents move to Indiana- if you are independent- move to Indiana- work for a year- before you attend school</p>
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Qualifying for Resident Tuition Status</p>
<p>How can I become an instate student for tuition purposes? There are two alternative ways to qualify for resident status (see below). Both rely on three important concepts: emancipation, domicile and predominant purpose. These terms have specific legal definitions that cannot be defined fully in this brief description. In general, however, emancipation refers to financial independence from your parents or guardians; domicile refers to the permanent home where you reside; and predominant purpose refers to what you do with your time while living here (e.g., work full-time, go to school, etc.).</p>
<p>You are an unemancipated student (financially dependent) and your parent or guardian establishes a domicile in Indiana prior to the first day of the academic session for which resident classification is sought. The move to Indiana must be predominantly for reasons other than to enable you to gain resident status for tuition purposes (such as moving because of a job transfer).
You are an emancipated student (financially independent) and have been domiciled in Indiana for at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes of the academic session for which resident classification is sought. Your domicile must be established for a predominant purpose other than attending an institution of higher education.</p>
<p>For a copy of university policy pertaining to "Residence Classification of Students for Tuition Purposes" please refer to University Regulations. An online version is available at the following link: <a href="http://www.purdue.edu/oop/univregs/pages/res_class_stu/res_class_stu.html%5B/url%5D%5B/quote%5D">http://www.purdue.edu/oop/univregs/pages/res_class_stu/res_class_stu.html
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<p>YOU CANNOT ESTABLISH RESIDENCY WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL, EVEN IF YOU LIVE OFF-CAMPUS!! </p>
<p>you really have to be careful on this and document, document, document.</p>
<p>First, you would need to establish residency in Indiana (anywhere in Indiana) at least 12 months prior to the first day of classes. This would include finding a place to live that you pay for (get a copy of the lease -- you will need it). Registering your car in indiana, getting an indiana driver's license and registering to vote, get a library card. They will want to see all of this and it will need to be dated 12 months prior to first day of classes. You will need a valid reason to have moved to indiana -- job offer, help relative with children, whatever -- just come up with something. Pay Indiana taxes for the time you were there. </p>
<p>That takes care of the residency requirement. Next, the emancipation part. You must be an independent student -- otherwise, where you reside doesn't make any difference -- they will use your parents residence.</p>
<p>To be independent (without getting pregnant, marrying or joining the army -- which you don't want to do) you must be self-supporting for that same 12 month period. You must be able to prove this!! this means you must have a job and pay your bills. You could still live with a relative (not a parent) and pay them rent, but have a lease and copies of payment. You have to be able to show that you earned enough money to support yourself and they will really question this!!! you must be able to prove this -- it can include money you earned at a job, charity you received (like food bank), money you had in savings, etc. Your parents cannot contribute (I think they can give you up to $500 for gifts, but you need to check). Also, your parents CANNOT claim you as a dependent on the tax forms for that year. They cannot have you on their health insurance or car insurance, etc. You have to sever all financial ties.</p>
<p>You may find that this is not feasible -- without a college education, finding a job that pays well enough for you to live and pay car insurance and with health insurance is pretty tough!!!!!! There are plenty of hard-working adults with lots of skills looking for that same type of job. Also, since your money will need to go to support yourself, you will not be able to save for college.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you have parents that refuse to give you any money for college and you have a high EFC, this might be your only choice.</p>
<p>Remember, if you need money for college, you can always consider ROTC scholarships or NSA scholarships or joining the Guard or Reserve.</p>
<p>what needs to be done to establish residency in california? I've heard one has to live there fore two years to establish residency, is it true?</p>
<p>Check the link on the first page.</p>
<p>read my post above -- basically the same has to happen to establish california residency:</p>
<p>"To qualify as a resident, the student must meet the following requirements: </p>
<p>Must have been physically present in California
Must have taken steps to make California his/her sole state of residence as of one year and one day prior to the first day of the semester for which the student is being admitted."</p>
<p>"The following will be accepted as proof of intent to establish California residence for tuition purposes: </p>
<p>State and federal tax returns with W-2 forms
Automobile registration
California driver's license/California ID card
Voter registration
Documentation of California as the home state of record as required by the military
Bank account statements, active for one year prior to residence determination date (must show California resident address, not P.O. Box address).
California license for professional practice
Petitioner for divorce in California
Utility bills (for one year prior to residency determination)
Proof of employment (pay stubs for one continuous year prior to residency determination)
Mortgage statements
Verification of public assistance
Conduct inconsistent with a claim for California residence includes but is not limited to:
Driver's license and/or vehicle registration in another state
Being a petitioner for a divorce or lawsuit as a resident in another state
Attending an out-of-state institution as a resident of that state
Declaring nonresidence for California income tax purposes
In the U.S. with a nonresident visa </p>
<p>Please note the following requirements:
At least two pieces of evidence must be presented, and additional evidence may be required. The more evidence you can present to show intent, the easier it is to become a California resident for tuition purposes. A person begins to establish intent by doing as many of the above mentioned actions AS SOON AS POSSIBLE after his/her arrival in California."</p>
<p>scarlet leavy -- college board link doesn't work for california (I checked)</p>
<p>vagrant star -- also, to establish residency in Indiana -- establish a bank account (and keep bank statements) with an Indiana address and save copies of utility payments and paystubs for that 12 months period</p>
<p>Must a student be independent to establish CA residency as well?</p>
<p>Yeah thanks, I just realized the link didn't work. </p>
<p>It is very likely that you would have to be independent to be given state residency. Read some of the threads above- most states have similar procedures.</p>
<p>The most common standard for residency (it can vary from school to school and state to state) is to be living in the state for one year not pursuing education before application.</p>
<p>Be careful about CA. I have had FAO's at the CA schools give information to my clients that runs 100% opposite to their stated policies.</p>
<p>always triple check everything and document.</p>
<p>as far as independent status -- if you are independent, then YOUR resident status is used. If your are dependent status, then YOUR PARENTS resident status is used.</p>
<p>So this would mean that if your parents moved to California because of a job, and you stayed behind to finish your high school senior year...your residency would be that of your parents -- California. (although I know that in cases of parents moving just before college, exceptions can be made to retain residency in the original state -- and in cases of job transfer, the 12 months of required residency is sometimes shortened.)</p>
<p>While everyone is trying to come up with a way to circumvent the system, please remember that unless you are 24 years old, get married, have a child that is dependent upon you or join the military, you will not be an independent student for the pupose of FA. This leaves you with 2 choices:</p>
<p>if you are looking to get any kind of FA aid (even a stafford loan) it will need to have the FAFSA or other FA forms filled out by your parents</p>
<p>You will have to foot the bill for the education your self.</p>
<p>OP:</p>
<p>in the very old days, it was easy to establish residency for tuition purposes after one semester or one academic year, but no more. California requires that the family (inlcudes parents) live in the state permenently for one year (12 full months) prior to enrollment. If the parents don't live in the state, then the student would have to be considered financially independent, and not claimed on parent's tax returns for two years prior to enrolling.</p>
<p>this is an excellent link, with examples.</p>
<p>there really is no way around having your parents responsible for paying for school -- unless you want to wait until you are 24 or fulfill one of those other requirements. </p>
<p>in-state residency and independent status are two separate issues and need to be fully understood. the schools are very, very strict about interpreting the rules on these -- and there are no "under the table" "wink, wink, nod, nod" types of deals. You can do everything by the book and still get denied in-state residency if they think you did it all just to go to school cheaper.</p>
<p>I know exactly what you're talking about. Those "wink-wink, nod-nod" deals are used-car sales tactics. It infuriates me when I talk to parents and hear, "But they told me...". It is not true of all or most or many, but there are a few unscrupulous types out there that will lie through their teeth to get kids in their school.</p>
<p>i also think that some parents and/or students think that they can just "talk to the right person" and things will change. Even my mother thinks that if I just "explain my situation" to the "right person" then they will change my current residency status to in-state (I am out-of-state for this semester, even though our family has lived her for 13 months and my husband has a job here and my kids go to school here -- all because I waited to change my driver's license).</p>
<p>Well, if you have lived there for 13 months prior to starting school, she may have a point. The driver's license isn't normally the only consideration.</p>
<p>I tried, but it was obvious I couldn't change the opinion of the person who makes the decision. (I had paperwork, notarized statements and ended up crying -- but no luck!)</p>
<p>I waited until this past July to change my driver's license and register to vote (did it at the DMV). I was busy and didn't think it important.</p>
<p>Our bank is out of town and has been for years and years (we use USAA -- military bank)</p>
<p>My lease is for a property my parents own.</p>
<p>I finally gave up on trying to prove that I intended to make Colorado my permanent residence 12 months ago. he told me "if you husband was offered a job making twice as much, what assurance do I have that you would stay in colorado?" and "you need to prove to us that you decided to make Colorado your permanent home 12 months prior to the first day of school". Now, as a 42 year old woman with 2 kids -- I thought surely he would see that I did not move to colorado springs to attend UCCS -- in fact, prior to moving here, I had never heard of UCCS. But -- I was not able to convince him. It seemed silly to me, I hardly believe that everyone who attends UCCS plans to never move from the state of Colorado. Thankfully, the community college granted me residency status last august (I attended there last semester) and I can take classes there and go to UCCS next year. Not a huge setback, just really disappointing and frustrating!</p>
<p>Talk about a fine example of a beauracrat. These are the stories that make me think about getting the press involved and seeing how much trouble can be created for the school's administration.</p>