State residency for boarding school students

[LuckilyClover]

For children who attend an out-of-state boarding school, are they considered residents of the state where their parents live for college application and tuition purposes?

[collegemom3717]

Yup

[thumper1]

Yes…you are considered a resident of the state in which your parents residence for instate tuition (and sometimes admissions) purposes.

ETA…but for NMS purposes, I believe you are considered in the state in which your school is located. Perhaps @sybbie719 knows for sure.

[collegemom3717]

Yes, for NMS it is the where the school is.

[sybbie719]

linking a previous thread

Boarding students and National Merit designations

What state do boarding students use to determine the index score that applies to them - their home state or the state that their school is in? Is it still true that semifinalist and finalist levels are determined within a special boarding school pool, rather than the state?

Thanks to @skieurope , who previously answered this question

By the boarding school region. So all students at a New England BS will need to hit the level of the state with the highest score amongst the 6 states, which is typically Massachusetts.

[skieurope]

@thumper1

you are considered a resident of the state in which your parents residence for instate tuition (and sometimes admissions) purposes.

You are considered a resident of the state in which your parents reside for in-state tuition. For admissions classification, you are considered a resident of the state in which your parents reside. However, your application is read by the admissions officer that handles the area in which the boarding school is located, and is evaluated in that context.

@sybbie719 provided my response on NMF classification