<p>I just got into the liberal arts school, and am from California. I have seen all of the prices and stuff on the Texas website but it seems to vary so much. Can anyone flat out tell me without scholarships of financial aid how much it would be for me to be in the Liberal Arts school, living in a dorm room. Just an estimate like 30, 35, 40, 45 or whatever. Would be much appreciated!! Thank you!</p>
<p>Tuition for OOS is approximately 31,000. Room and Board varies by room type. 8,500 -10k seems to be the range. Books will be around 1,000-1500 depending on course load. Spending money and travel are up to you.</p>
<p>It is common for OOS students to take steps to become an instate resident after one year. This would result in a 20K saving per year. My sophomore D and many of her OOS friends have done it. Tuition dropped from over 30K to just over 9k. If you do this, UT is cheaper than a UC school.</p>
<p>What exactly are the steps that I have to take to become an instate resident after my freshman year?</p>
<p>i would suggest reading the UT residency page for info. This documents what is required to be considered instate. You must read between the lines.</p>
<p>Here is how we did it. The easiest way, and most expensive, is to buy a home in Texas. Real estate there is reasonable, if you do not buy in Austin. We bought a small home in San Antonio in June before fall of frosh. year. My daughter’s name appears on the title. This is key. My daughter got her drivers license when we closed escrow on the house. She also opened a SAn Antonio checking account A utility was in her name. She had a temp job from a San Antonio agency for the summer. She moved into a dorm to start her college life, and we have renters in the house. She “maintains” a room in the house and kept a utility in her name. At the conclusion of a year, she submitted all the supporting documents to show that she lived in texas. (license, bank statements, deed of trust, utilities, pay stubs form the summer,) She was given in state within 10 days. Also, your parents can not deduct you on their income taxes. My D filed a texas tax return. We now make money every month on the rental property, while it also increased in value. Our savings for the last three years will be around 20k a year. Plus, we will make money on the house. </p>
<p>Hope this helps</p>
<p>Wow, that sounds really complicated. I’ll show it to my parents though and maybe they will do some research on that. Are you sure there isn’t an easier way?</p>
<p>jettski1, actually, you’re fortunate that it’s doable at all! In most states, it’s not. I will be applying for in-state residency for my son (currently a freshman) this summer. It seemed hard at first, but we took it one step at a time. socaldad42 has been a great resource!</p>
<p>The difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for us this year was over $22,000 (I calculated it using the tuition charts). It differs a little depending on which school you’re in. I figure a little work is OK if it saves us almost $70,000!</p>
<p>Jetski,</p>
<p>If you decide to attend UT, and you want to learn more about how to get instate, you can PM me in the future and I can explain further. If you and your ACC friend do it, it is a lot of money saved. It does take some work, as Maine Longhorn said, but well worth it. Most of my daughter’s friends from OOS have done it successfully.</p>
<p>@ MaineLonghorn</p>
<p>Did you go through the same process as socaldad did, with the purchase of a house and everything?</p>
<p>It seems complicated to me, but the savings are definitely there and I’m sure it would seem easier to a person who has actually bought a house before. I think my mom would be up to it, I’ll start telling her about this.</p>
<p>I will send you a PM, jettski1.</p>
<p>I am also interested in attending to UT, is it necessary to buy a house to achieve residency. could you rent a place?
MaineLonghorn could you also PM about this.
Thank you</p>
<p>Renting doesn’t count, Bou707. Theoretically, you can buy a cheap lot and it would be sufficient, but there’s a chance the University might not accept it.</p>
<p>Texas wants to see that you’re putting down roots in the state, so think of it that way.</p>
<p>You can do a search of this board for in-state residency, and you’ll see several long discussions from last year.</p>
<p>Also a note of caution: They are considering changing the rules, so check with UT before you try this.</p>