<p>If I want to go to a med school in my home state after attending a college out of state, do I pay instate tuition? Or out of state tuition since I technically don't live with my parents anymore. </p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>I grew up in TX, high school, all that..I'm going to college in TN....If I attended a med school after college in TX, would I still be eligible for instate tuition? Or am I now an out of stater? </p>
<p>The answer would seem obvious, but I actually don't know!</p>
<p>Keep your voter registration, driver's license, etc. current in Texas, and I believe you should be fine.</p>
<p>If your parents maintain their residency in Texas you will have no problem, either.</p>
<p>Alright, that makes sense. Thanks!</p>
<p>Your state of residency while an undergraduate student is the state in which your parents reside. Therefore, if your parents continue to reside in Texas, when you graduate, you will still be a Texas resident. In most cases you do not establish new residency in another state because you are attending undergraduate school there.</p>
<p>Residency can be a complicated issue and it is also affected by the specific residency requirements of the med school you choose to attend, so look at the websites for the schools you are interested in to see what their residency requirements are. It might also make a difference if your parents no longer are your main source of income (e.g., if you work or you are married and more than half your income is provided by your earnings or your spouse's earnings) at the time you apply to med school.</p>
<p>VandyTX: Why do you want to move from the great state of Tennessee?</p>
<p>Just kidding:)</p>
<p>Everyone is right, really. </p>
<p>But, remember that you might have to show your ID to the University in Texas w/r/t residency. Maybe you lived there in the summers? Do you have your Texas Id's? Mail showing you have lived in Texas? Things like that can pay off, I guess. </p>
<p>But why move from my great home state? Gosh!?:)</p>
<p>Our BBQ is better, you know.
Did you have BBQ brisket withdrawal?</p>
<p>Haha, thanks. Ya'll really helped. </p>
<p>Actually, merlinjones, I'll just be a freshman this fall so I have yet to experience the TN lifestyle, haha. I'm sure it'll be so excellent that I'll never want to leave :) (Vandy Med School does look interesting)</p>
<p>Anyway, I was just wondering. Thanks again for everyone's input!</p>