Uof Oregon gaining in-state residence

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<p>My daughter is from N. California, visited U of Oregon and loved it, felt like a perfect fit for her. I cannot afford out of state tuition. I've read she can take up to 8 credits per quarter for a year (expensive) prove she is there for reasons other than going to school (odd but ok), get a part time job, change her drivers license to Oregonian, after a year she has her Oregon residency and she can apply for in-state.</p>

<p>Have any other parents tried this approach? How was your experience? Any pit-falls I need to be aware of? With Prop 30 only having a 50/50 chance of passing Im assuming many California kids will be going out of state.</p>

<p>I'd love to hear from anyone!
Thanks</p>

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<p>I doubt that it is THAT easy to gain instate residency for tuition purposes in Oregon. Undergrad students typically are the residents of the state in which their PARENTS reside regardless of whether the parents are supporting them…or not.</p>

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<p>Residency information:
[Residency</a> FAQs | Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.uoregon.edu/freshmen/residency/FAQ]Residency”>http://admissions.uoregon.edu/freshmen/residency/FAQ)
<a href=“http://www.ous.edu/sites/default/files/stucoun/prospstu/files/NoticetoNonresidentsoftheStateofOregon.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ous.edu/sites/default/files/stucoun/prospstu/files/NoticetoNonresidentsoftheStateofOregon.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This is the form:
<a href=“http://www.ous.edu/sites/default/files/stucoun/prospstu/files/ResidenceAffidavit.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ous.edu/sites/default/files/stucoun/prospstu/files/ResidenceAffidavit.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I caution you that this approach will not be easy. Have you considered schools covered by the WUE program?</p>

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<p>Will your D be financially independent? If not, then her residency is determined by her parents:</p>

<p>[Parents:</a> Frequently Asked Questions | Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.uoregon.edu/parents/FAQ/Residency/]Parents:”>http://admissions.uoregon.edu/parents/FAQ/Residency/)</p>

<p>x-posted w/thumper & noimagination.</p>

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<p>Have you checked the Western Undergraduate Exchange?</p>

<p>[Western</a> Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education](<a href=“http://www.wiche.edu/wue]Western”>Save On College Tuition | Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE))</p>

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<p>^While UO participates in WUE, it does not include CA residents.</p>

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<p>WUE is idiosyncratic. I’m not sure what the reasons are that some schools are participants and others not. I have heard a lot of CA kids feeling a little peeved that UO isn’t WUE for for them but is in some cases for other OOS kids, but there isn’t a single UC that is WUE for OR kids. Is it some kind of reciprocation formula? I know a couple (at least) northern CA CSUs are WUE, and Southern Oregon U is WUE (lots of CA students there now) – but I’m curious how those determinations are made as to which are WUE, which are not, why for some states and not others, etc.</p>

<p>BTW, nansaidh, my D graduated from UO last June. It was a great experience all around for her. (We’re in-state, though, so not so much a financial challenge, of course.)</p>

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<p>Even IF the daughter is financially independent…this will not guarantee that she would get instate tuition in a state in which her PARENTS do not reside. Plus being financially independent would mean that she is paying ALL of her bills including any college tuition costs (at that OOS rate), all housing and utility costs, food, clothing, insurance…everything. AND she would need to be able to document that she had earned the income to do so.</p>

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<p>I read the financial affidavit that noimagination posted. I was about to post the same link. A student has to be providing more than half of their support, not been claimed as a dependent for the current or prior year by anyone other an a spouse, and not enrolled for more than 8 credits.
This is going to probably be next to impossible for a kid still in high school for freshman year, and really hard for a second year student. Probably going to mean another extra year to get tax years in line with school years.
Few of us think it’s a good idea to send an 18 year old to a new state to live in an apartment and work mostly full time while attending CC 8 hours a week. And keep track of every dollar we send to not go over the limit. For Oregon? It’s a nice place, but is it worth taking 6 years and sacrificing a normal first two years?</p>

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<p>I believe that UO dropped their participation in WUE for 2013-14.</p>

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<p>What did she love about Oregon? </p>

<p>What are her stats? </p>

<p>maybe we can suggest other similar schools for her.</p>

<p>Frankly, it’s a large state flagship…likely there are 10+ other Flagships that would be a similar fit.</p>

<p>when you add 24 quarter credits at OOS rates to her iiving expenses (including rent, utilities, car, cell phone, health insurance, etc), how is her part time job supposed to pay for half of that???</p>

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<p>If she likes U of O, has she looked at Humboldt?</p>

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<p>

[Western</a> Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education](<a href=“http://www.wiche.edu/wue/students]Western”>Tips For Students | Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE))</p>

<p>Decisions are made on an institutional and in some cases program-specific level.</p>

<p>I am not aware of any restrictions specific to California students…is there documentation to support that claim?</p>

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<p>In the list of California schools in WUE, it looks like the non-impacted or least-impacted CSUs, which presumably have excess capacity that is not filled with California residents or non-residents paying normal non-resident price.</p>

<p>It would not be surprising if schools in other states decided to participate or not in WUE on this basis. The existence of restrictions by major indicates that some schools may allow WUE tuition only for non-impacted majors.</p>

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<p>noimagination,</p>

<p>I would link to the webpage but the UO FA site seems to be down right now. So for the time being, you’ll just have to take the word of 2 OR residents and long time, reliable (?) CC members for that ‘claim’ ;).</p>

<p>Edit: Sorry I missed the other post about UO not participating at all for next year. Although I can’t get onto the UO FA site right now, a Search on the UO website for WUE gives as the top result:</p>

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<p>Looks the CA exclusion a moot point.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the replys! WUE does not include U of Oregon, not sure why though. I should mention that my daughter isn’t 18 years old, she will be 21 by Fall 2013, she did a gap year overseas then two years of Community College. Yes, she would have to be an independent student and we would be giving up tax breaks. If you’re an independent student, your parents do not have to live in Oregon to gain Oregon residency. She loves Oregon and the people there, very friendly. We have looked at Humboldt too, but she wants to look at her options for an Oregon school too if possible. It wouldn’t be easy, but she does have savings to help cover her expenses for the year while she gains residency. I suppose the best way is to speak to a councelor frankly about her chances of gaining residence and getting accepted. Im impressed with all the replys, thanks!</p>

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<p>How to determine if you are an independent student.</p>

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[Will</a> I need my parents information?](<a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/help/fftoc02k.htm]Will”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/help/fftoc02k.htm)</p>

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<p>What Emerald posted was the criteria for independence for FAFSA financial aid purposes. Sometimes the criteria for establishment of instate residency for tuition purposes is different. Still, state public universities are very vigilant regarding looking at those who are only establishing residency for tuition purposes but whose families pay taxes AND support public universities elsewhere. </p>

<p>I would heartily suggest that your daughter complete her bachelors degree instate in CA and then move to Oregon…get a job…work there for a year, and go to UO for grad school.</p>

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<p>I guess I am confused.
Student wants to become a resident of Oregon in order to attend U of O and get instate status & save money over non- resident fees.</p>

<p>This assumes student is willing and able to work ( assuming she can find a job in Eugene that pays enough for this), enough to pay for her expenses, including possibly 8 credits of out of state tuition per term.
If her job * doesn’t * cover all these expenses, this time won’t count as the year of establishing residence in Oregon without primarily being a student.</p>

<p>However, say she is wildly successful at finding employment/housing and she is established as a resident. She will need to continue to pay her own expenses in order to continue consideration as an independent student.</p>

<p>I have a better idea.
Given that she has the first two years of college taken and paid for, and that she has taken a gap year that I assume has added to her resume, she may be a very attractive candidate for merit aid.
My oldest also applied to U of O out of state, and recieved enough merit aid to make it a very attractive offer.</p>

<p>If your daughter was able to do that she would be able to attend full time sooner and not have to try and game the system and the ultimate cost might even be much less.
( my D ultimately decided against U of O, but did choose to attend a school in Portland, where she still lives).</p>

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<p>This OP student would be applying as a transfer student fro OOS. Are there scholarships for transfers from OOS?</p>