<p>Hi, I was wondering what it would take to obtain residency in PA.</p>
<p>I currently go to Penn State University, but I am from NY, I've gone to school for one year and I was wondering what the requirements were for residency.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>The residency requirements for Penn State should be on the university website. Try running a search there.</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Degree Programs: General Information](<a href=“http://bulletins.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/general_information.cfm?section=Tuition2]Undergraduate”>http://bulletins.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/general_information.cfm?section=Tuition2)</p>
<p>It is very very hard to change your residency to instate once you have started school as an OOS student. You normally have to reside in the State for at least a year before you start school as presence in the state to atten school is not regarded as establishing residency. And your residency for tuition is based on your parents’ state of residency. So unless your parents have moved to PA it is unlikely you can change your residency. </p>
<p>This is the case for most States. If everyone could obtain residency after a year of school there would be no point in having OOS tuition.</p>
<p>Swimcatsmom said it all. I think you KNOW that you are a resident of NY state and could have instate status there and NOT in PA. The only way easy way to do this…is have your family (the parents and siblings) move to PA, but take ONE full year off of school when they relocate to PA. When you reenroll, your parents will have resided in PA for a full year and you will NOT have been a student.</p>
<p>Seriously. Shouldn’t we make this question a stickie?</p>
<p>^ I think it is in the Preparing For FinAid Apps one! I’m in favor of one that teaches kids how to google…residency requirements are very easy to find by typing “college + residency + whatever state you’re looking for” into a search engine.</p>
<p>sk8rmom…you are correct…it’s in the Preparing for Finaid Aps, but the reality is that students (and sometimes parents) think that there MUST be some kind of loophole for THEM.</p>
<p>Bottom line…for undergrads…You are almost ALWAYS in state for the state in which your parent and YOU reside…ONLY!! There are some minor exceptions…e.g. for divorced parents residing in different states SOME (note…some, not ALL) public universities will allow instate status for a student whose non-custodial parent resides in their state. </p>
<p>BUT in most cases, for undergrads…your state of residency is where your PARENTS reside…not the college town in which you attend college. Sorry…but that’s just not the case. AND my bet is that most people who ask that question already KNOW that is the answer.</p>