Tuition Question

[Ripper71]

<p>So, i got accepted to unviersity of vermont and my dad is looking for a second house over there. If we buy a house there, will our tuition go down because we are in-state?</p>

[swimcatsmom]

<p>Probably not. Usually you have to be living in a state for a year (or 2 depending on the state) before you you enroll to establish residency for instate tuition. And it must be your (parents) bonafide residence - ie you must actually reside there and have cut ties to any other state. A second home or a house purchased to try and gain instate tuition will not generally work.</p>

<p>You would have to check the Vermont rules to be sure.</p>

<p>from <a href=“http://www.uvm.edu/~rgweb/?Page=policiesandprocedures/r_determination.html&SM=p_menu.html[/url]”>http://www.uvm.edu/~rgweb/?Page=policiesandprocedures/r_determination.html&SM=p_menu.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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In general, to prove that you are an in-state resident for tuition, you must be able to document that:</p>

<pre><code>* you (or the parent upon whom you are dependent) **have physically resided in Vermont for at least one full year prior to the first day of classes of the semester **for which you are applying,

• you rely on in-state sources for your financial support,
• you are not in Vermont merely for the purpose of attending a college or university, and
• Vermont is your permanent home and will remain so indefinitely.

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