I am thinking of going to school outside of Texas. If I went for my undergrad in a different state then wanted to come to a Texas school for graduate school, would I lose my instate tuition?
My parents were thinking of moving to Mexico and being dual citizens. What if they left while I was in college? Would this change my residency status?
you will need to establish your own residency in a state for grad school. If you maintain Texas residency for all of undergrad, you would have it for grad, I believe.
If your parents don’t have Texas as their primary residence, you might lose your TX residency status. They can maintain homes in two places…but ONE has to be the primary residence…and if it’s not Texas, you might not be a Texas resident throughout undergrad.
@thumper1 just trying to clarify.
Let’s say I go to Alabama. I want to get my CS masters at UT Austin. My parents keep their primary residence and business in Texas.
Will I pay instate tuition at UT Austin?
What if I wanted to go to grad school at Alabama under the same conditions? Would I get instate their?
My kids both went to college out of state. If they had chosen to attend grad school in the states where they were undergrads…THEY would have needed to establish residency there…because their residence was in MY home state for all of undergrad.
So…if you go to undergrad in Alabama, you will,NOT be an Alabama resident. If your parents reside in Texas…you will be a Texas resident. You will need to establish your OWN residency in Alabama if you want to attend grad school there.
If you maintain your Texas residency, you would be a Texas resident.
Depending on what you study, your grad program might be fully funded so you won’t have to worry about residency at all. If what you study is something that isn’t fully funded, you could just move to the state where you want to study, and work there long enough to qualify for in-state tuition and fees.
@happymomof1 Is full funding of an MBA or CS masters common? I’m in between going to a prestigious school for my undergrad, but having to self fund my grad school. Versus state school or Alabama then my parents would pay for an Ivy league priced masters/MBA
Some grad programs aren’t fully funded…but do have grants, assistantships, and scholarships that would bring your cost down to the same as the instate cost for Texas.
My kid went to a grad school in NC. He was an OOS resident at a NC public. His assistantship brought his costs to attend to below what the costs would,have been at our flagship.
@thumper1 do you believe that grad school is needed to get a great job?
Now how can I answer your question about grad school? It all depends on the field.
Oops, CS grad school @thumper1
I’m not a computer science expert…but I believe you can get a good job with a bachelors degree.
My dd has a great job as a CS engineer. No masters yet since the company is sponsoring her Masters.
I think you’ll have to deal with your status when the time comes. Make your undergrad decision based on what is best for you now. It is nice to have grad school plans, but you can’t know what is going to happen in 4 years, what you are going to study, where you will be accepted until you complete undergrad. If your parents move, yes, you may lose your instate status. At that time you may have instate status somewhere else or you may not. You may go to a private school where it doesn’t matter.
You can’t control everything 4 years down the road. You can plan, but be flexible. My daughter, who really does like school, is not planning on grad school. Ever. She’s D-O-N-E, she says. I bet she’ll go to grad school when she has an employer who pays for it.