<p>My dad has been out of work for 2 years. Found a job with a defense contractor in Norfolk, VA with the Navy. He commutes back on weekends, but is paying Virginia income taxes and has set up residency there by getting an apartment. </p>
<p>I live with my mom and sister, and attend a North Carolina high school, but I might be leaning towards UVA if I can be considered in-state there. My mother has a job here and uses the home we have in NC for taxes. </p>
<p>I know I can get into UNC-CH, but I have heard that for business, UVA might be the winner with in-state tuition. </p>
<p>Also looking at top tier schools nearby (JHU, Duke, etc.), but in-state would obviously be advantageous cost wise.</p>
<p>No need to bump something a few minutes after it’s been posted. I try to get to every thread in the forum.</p>
<p>Have you looked at pages 3 and 4 of the UVa Supplement to the Common Application? That’s the application for Virginia domicile status. The Office of Virginia Status is office that makes the decision based on your answers to the questions on that second half of the supplement.</p>
<p>I know that you must be in VA for 1 year before starting school to have in-state tuition for the year. Assuming that I can get in-state status the summer after junior year, would I be considered in-state in terms of admissions?</p>
<p>No, you can not become a Virginia resident while in school. The family must be here for one year prior to matriculation in any way. I believe the same holds true in NC.</p>
<p>My father will be residing in Virginia in an apartment, paying Virginia taxes, getting Virginia voting registration, etc. That will be done well before one year prior to matriculation.</p>
<p>My mother will be doing the same, but in NC (living, taxes, voting, etc.). I’m just confused as to how to approach this. </p>
<p>Guess I should speak to the admissions office and my counselor and the when I get back to school! :)</p>
<p>Notatruetarheel, I’ve told you how to get the definite answer to your questions. College Confidential members guessing about your status shouldn’t be all that helpful. Fill out the Application for Virginia Domicile on the Supplement and call the Office of Virginia Status on Monday if you have questions.</p>
<p>First: Do as Dean J suggests and call the office that handles VA domicile questions.</p>
<p>Second: Before you call the office, have your ‘ducks in a row’ so to speak. I believe what you are asking, but have not fully articulated it correctly is the following:</p>
<p>You are a junior currently in NC and may consider moving to VA at the end of this current school year to live with your father in Norfolk. Hence, you would be attending HS for your Senior year in VA. However, your Mother will continue to reside in NC. Each parent will be paying taxes in their respective states of domicile. </p>
<p>Next: You need to take many things into consideration before you make any decisions. Moving for your senior year and making new friends and starting over just to pay in-state tuition is not always a good way to go. What if you do not get into UVa? UNC-CH is an excellent school and for you to come to UVA just for McIntire is also a risk. You have to apply for admissions and you do not know that after 2 years you will get into the Comm school or for that matter still have an interest in that career path. Also, dividing up a family is not always easy. Your Dad commutes back to NC on the weekends, so it is a lot of time going back and forth for you as well. Senior year is a great time for students and you do not want to look back on it and say ‘I should have or I missed out on.’ Good luck to you with your decision as to what to do. Also, remember if you live in VA you give up your NC residency. You cannot have both, it is one or the other.</p>
<p>Yes, Dean J is right; I’m only going to get subjective answers here which will be blind guesses. So I’ll just have to contact the Office of Virginia Status. </p>
<p>I thought you apply to Kenan-Flagler after 2 years as well? </p>
<p>I do not intend to move to VA, my father does, but again, the best answer I would get is by calling Monday. IMO though, in terms of public education, VA trumps NC with UVa and W&M compared only to UNC-CH.</p>
<p>Good Luck to you and your family. I am sure your Dad is glad to be employed and that you will be there with your Mom while he is away during the week. Just one other quick word of advice contact William and Mary too. I know of a situation, similar to yours in-which UVa and William and Mary gave two different decisions on instate status. Best of luck to you and your family!</p>
<p>It sounds a bit fishy to me, unless your parents are divorced/separated (which I may have missed), I don’t think you can get residency in both states (NC and VA) - which is what it sounds like with your father “residing” in VA and your mother in NC.</p>
<p>woosah- I think that NC allows you to come back to the state and gives you in-state status if you have left for educational purposes. You can do it a maximum of once though. </p>
<p>wahoogrl08- You can get in-state tuition if the parent has permanent employment in Virgina, while the student is in another state. You can also get in-state tuition if you have one parent domiciled in Virginia and the student is financially dependent on that parent.</p>
<p>It’s Section 19 in the OP’s link.</p>
<p>(This is what I look at on Saturday nights…smh)</p>
<p>I understand some of the rules on what is considered in-state for UVA (I have studied it myself awhile back).</p>
<p>My concern was with the OP stating that s/he was confident that s/he could get into UNC-CH (likely due to in-state status, as they take a higher percentage of in-state students I believe)…I would be concerned with claiming residency for in-state privileges in two states simultaneously. I’m sure it’s done, but it’s not always kosher (and can cause problems if you are not careful).</p>
<p>woosah: One more thing…I was just thinking, I thought it was state laws that determine whether someone gets in-state tuition (State Council of Higher Education for VA). So if that’s the case, then how do 2 Virginia universities have different decisions? </p>
<p>wahoogrl08: I agree that it might be a stretch but it might be possible if the 2 states’ laws don’t coincide. Virginia required 50% more financial contribution, but if that’s not the case NC, it can work for the OP. Best option would obviously be to check with admin office at both UVa and UNC.</p>
<p>The student wondered the same thing. However they were in a very fine line situation and SCHEV had the details online so they thought they met the criteria for all schools. But under further scrutiny of the situation by one of the colleges their VA status office felt it was a stretch and did not grant instate domicile. I actually agreed with the college that did not grant it.</p>