Taking a year off from school

[bbarn27659]

<p>Assume I take a year off from school after graduating. Then I move out of state to Ohio. I live there for one year (without taking ANY classes from ANY higher level learning institutions), and then apply at Ohio State the following year. Would I then be eligible to pay in-state tuition? Thanks guys!</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>It depends on the schools.</p>

[emeraldkity4]

<p>Do your parents live in Ohio,or are they moving there?</p>

[sybbie719]

<p>The Ohio state University states </p>

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For students who are financially dependent upon a parent, legal guardian or spouse who is establishing residency in Ohio.</p>

<p>The OBOR Guideline States:
“A dependent student of a parent or legal guardian, or the spouse of a person who, as of the first day of a term of enrollment,** has accepted full-time, self-sustaining employment and established domicile in the state of Ohio for reasons other than gaining the benefit of favorable tuition rates.”**</p>

<p>Dependent on Parent or Legal Guardian:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>A student who has been claimed by a parent or legal guardian on his or her Federal Income Tax Return for the most recent tax year; AND</p></li>
<li><p>A student whose parent or legal guardian has accepted full time/self-sustaining employment prior to the start of the term in which applying; AND</p></li>
<li><p>A student who their parent or legal guardian has not lived in Ohio for the previous twelve consecutive months and has all of their state specific documents from Ohio, including but not limited to; driver’s license or state ID, voter registration, vehicle registration.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Note: Two part-time jobs, or any combination, cannot be used to constitute one full-time position.

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<p>It looks like your parents will have to live and work in ohio</p>

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<p>The following persons shall be classified as residents of the State of Ohio for subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes: </p>

<ol>
<li><p>A student whose spouse, or a dependent student, at least one of whose parents or a legal guardian, has been a resident of the state of Ohio for all other legal purposes for twelve consecutive months or more immediately preceding the enrollment of the student in an institution of higher education. </p></li>
<li><p>A person who has been a resident of Ohio for all other legal purposes for at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding his or her enrollment in an institution of higher education and who is not receiving, and has not directly or indirectly received in the preceding 12 consecutive months, financial support from persons or entities who are not
residents of Ohio for all other legal purposes. </p></li>
<li><p>A dependent student of a parent or legal guardian, or the spouse of a person, who as of the first day of a term of
enrollment, has accepted full-time self-sustaining employment and established domicile in the state of Ohio for reasons other than gaining the benefit of favorable tuition rates. </p></li>
</ol>

<p>Documentation of full-time employment and domicile shall include all of the following documents: </p>

<p>a. A sworn statement from the employer or the employer’s representative on the letterhead of the employer or the employer’s representative certifying that the parent, legal guardian or spouse of the student is employed full-time in Ohio. </p>

<p>b. A copy of the lease under which the parent, legal guardian or spouse is the lessee and occupant of rented residential property in the state; a copy of the closing statement on residential real property located in Ohio of which the parent, legal guardian or spouse is the owner and occupant; or if the parent, legal guardian or spouse is not the lessee or
owner of the residence in which he or she has established domicile, a sworn affidavit from the owner of the residence certifying that the parent or spouse resides at that residence. </p>

<p><a href=“http://registrar.osu.edu/Residency/OBOR_Guidelines.pdf[/url][/quote]”>http://registrar.osu.edu/Residency/OBOR_Guidelines.pdf

</a></p>

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[quote]
**E. Exceptions to the General Rule of Residency for Subsidy and Tuition Surcharge Purposes **</p>

<p>1) A person who is living and is gainfully employed on a full-time or part-time and self-sustaining basis in Ohio and who is
pursuing a part-time program of instruction at an institution of higher education shall be considered a resident of Ohio for
these purposes. **</p>

<p>As a previous student posed the same question, your answer is the same. The challenge is that you will be in a catch 22 situation; if your parents are not Ohio residents, you will have to hold a full time job and be self sustaining (no help from parents) and attend part time. If you do this, as long as you are under 24 years old, you will need your parent’s income and asset information in order to be eligible for federal aid. Their income/assets + your income/assets may most likely knock you out of the box for need based aid (other than you you can borrow as a student in loans. This may not be enough for you to attend college.</p>