<p>ok, so I'm a Rice/Baylor student and the in-state tuition for Baylor is at least 1/5 the cost of out-of-state tuition. My parents are convinced that I can somehow declare myself a Texas resident after working at Rice, getting a TX drivers license, and registering to vote in TX. I'm convinced this can't be legal otherwise everyone would do it.</p>
<p>Does anyone know?</p>
<p>You might find this thread helpful:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/rice-university/707423-how-can-i-become-resident-texas.html?highlight=texas+resident[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/rice-university/707423-how-can-i-become-resident-texas.html?highlight=texas+resident</a></p>
<p>yeah good link. its not easy and simple stuff like drivers licenses and voting doesnt make you a Texas resident.</p>
<p>You have to prove are a resident there, like you live own a home there (I don’t know how they look at college dorms). It’s not easy, it’s not like you can just get a driver’s license.</p>
<p>If you are going to have an off-campus year anyway you should buy a condo in your name. Owning a homestead (cattle not required) makes you a Texas resident. If you have a couple of Rice students living with you and paying you rent the cost of owning a condo can be less than paying room and board at your college. You will need a place to live when you move on to BCM, and the savings from in state tuition will amortize your mortgage even if you live alone. If you have a couple of med students, Rice grads or even off campus undergrads paying you rent so much the better.</p>
<p>My suggestion: get to know some other Rice/Baylor students. Become friends with them really well. Then together, buy a condo.</p>
<p>I’d actually recommend against what cdz is saying: Do you REALLY want to live with and attend class with the same 3-5 people for 8 years?</p>
<p>I had a friend who was out of state and Rice Baylor. As soon as she started at Rice, she transferred her drivers’ license and registered to vote, bought a condo at the end of her Junior year, and started at Baylor at in-state tuition. Buying a condo will probably require some parental support, but it definitely pays off in the long run between the savings on tuition and rent.</p>