<p>Alright so I'm a rising senior and here's my problem: my mom lives in maryland and my dad lives in dc. I want to claim dc residency because of dc tag but because my first two years of highschool were terrible I might not get into any of the universities I want and it'd cost more for me to go to community college with dc tag then going to community college by claiming maryland residency. Problem is I don't know if I'd be eligible for in state tuition because my transcripts show that I was in dcps a few months ago and maryland requires you to live there 12 consecutive months to be eligible for in state tuition. I'm wondering 1. If I should stay in dc and take my chances or go to md and hope I qualify for in state residency and 2. If there's any way to claim residency in both dc and maryland since I currently live with my dad in dc on weekweekdays my mom on weekends and my mom has me on her taxes</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter who claims you on taxes. For FAFSA, you are supposed to use the financial info of the parent you live with the most.</p>
<p>If you need financial aid, and either of your parents are truly loan income, it is to your advantage to make sure you live with that parent the most this calendar year 2013, because that’s whose financial information you will need to get financial aid. Who claims you on taxes, who is on the custody agreement does not matter. It’s who you lived with the most. Bear in mind that if either parent is remarried, your step parent’s income and assets also have to be provided.</p>
<p>You might want to see where it would be of the most advantage to spend the rest of the year’s time–it only has to be a day more, with one parent or the other. Look at MD state and DC college aid as well as dollar amount of costs for your options both way. Also instead of just hoping, look at what the requirements are to get state rates at schools. Many times it’s based on who the custodial parent for FAFSA reasons are just like financial aid. State residency for dependents, and you are a dependent for college purposes until age 24, or certain events like your marriage, becoming a veteran are usually tied to the custodial parent’s residency.</p>