Would you consider me In-state or OOS?

Applying to College
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<p>Ok. Here's the situation. I'm a high school senior with mediocre test scores who currently lives in Oklahoma. My dad recently found a job in Chicago and will begin working there starting January 2009. After my high school graduation, the rest of my family will move to Illinois. It just so happens that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the colleges on my list.</p>

<p>My question is would I have a better chance of getting in (as in the in-state acceptance rate) since my father will be living in Chicago and my entire family will follow him or would I just be considered an out-of-state applicant with no advantage at all who has to shoot for the 5% OOS students accepted? I have yet to call the Admissions Office but I'll post after I receive feedback from them. Meanwhile, what do you think?</p>

<p>Any assistance will be greatly appreciated! Thanks :)</p>

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<p>Anybody? I'd really like to know...</p>

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<p>You'll probably still be OOS. Your father will have been working there less than a year, first of all,and second of all, you would only be living there for approximately three months before entering college and none at all before applying. However, I don't know what that specific's school policy is. You should contact the admissions office to be sure.</p>

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<p>BUMP. Please. I would really like your feedbacks, guys...</p>

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<p>What we think doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is what the UofI thinks. Call them.</p>

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<p>If you would have gone to the UI website and followed the links, you would have come to this:</p>

<p>University</a> of Illinois > University-Wide Student Programs > Residency </p>

<p>Then to the FAQs:</p>

<p>"5. If my parents move to Illinois, when can I become a resident?</p>

<p>Whether a dependent or not, you become a resident at the beginning of the next term following your parents’ move to Illinois. Your parents must actually become domiciled, make their home, in the state of Illinois and may be asked to verify their residence. Your parents don’t need to be bona fide residents for a year."</p>

<p>As hm1 says, for important information like this, don't depend on people on the web, go to the SOURCE.</p>