What it takes to be declared in state

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>I'm an incoming freshman from Wisconsin. For my sophomore year I plan on going to Japan so no problems there, but my junior and senior years I was thinking of renting an apartment. Now what do I need to be declared in state? I'm guessing I need to file Michigan state taxes. Can I still be a dependant of my parents? Do I need to apply for a Michigan driver's license? It just seems a lot cheaper than paying ~$17,000 a year more for tuition.</p>

<p>Any recommendations or stories of this sort of experience?</p>

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<p>It's super hard to be declared in state. You won't be able to do it by just getting an apartment.</p>

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<p>What if you take a year off and work? Or your parents move with you? How exactly do you achieve in-state status?</p>

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<p>Not your parents moving in with you, I mean moving to Michigan (we live in northern Ohio...it wouldn't really be a big jump. Haha). Haha, wouldn't that be fun? Mom, Dad, and Son sharing a dorm.</p>

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<p>Quick question: For graduate school at UMich, does everyone pay the same amount or are their instate/OOS differences in cost like there are for undergrad?</p>

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<p>There are instate/oos diffs.</p>

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<p>So, if I went to Michigan for undergrad would I be considered instate for Mich grad schools?</p>

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<p>So how do you prove that you're not "staying" in Michigan for awhile, but actually "living" in Michigan? I would think if I have a job, permanent address, driver license, file state taxes in Michigan, and do everything else associated with living in a specific state, I would be considered a Michigan resident.</p>

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<p>CCRunner: No. If you are in Michigan only to go to school, then you're not a resident as far as residency status for tuition is concerned. For grad school, they would probably regard your previous time in Michigan to be for school only. You'll still be nonresident.</p>

<p>If you were to work in Michigan for a while after graduating and before applying to graduate school, it might be a different story.</p>

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So how do you prove that you're not "staying" in Michigan for awhile, but actually "living" in Michigan? I would think if I have a job, permanent address, driver license, file state taxes in Michigan, and do everything else associated with living in a specific state, I would be considered a Michigan resident.

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I do not knwo the specific rules for Michigan but they can't be that hard to find out. But let's follow your thought for a moment ... it boils down to ... get summer jobs in Michigan (so you live in Michigan all year) ... and do all your legal stuff in Michigan (license, vote, etc) ... and save $17k/yr. I'm thinking that can't the rule or about 20,000 kids going to Michigan would do exactly that and save $50k. It's easy enough to find out but I'm guessing not that easy to do.</p>

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<p>Here's the URL to General Residency requirements.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.umich.edu/%7Eregoff/resreg.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.umich.edu/~regoff/resreg.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I'm thinking about trying to get instate . . .
We recently moved here. We bought a house, my parents have worked in Michigan for 10+ years and have paid Michigan taxes. We're also selling our house and "severing out of state ties"
Will this be enough?</p>

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<p>this blows.</p>

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<p>40k for out-of-state compared to 20k in-state.
so much money.. sheesh.</p>