Relocation to pay in state tuition

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if a kid in MD gets in EA to UVA, graduates from their MD HS, then turns 18 and moves to VA that summer? Can he get in state tuition by his sophomore year? (Assume family stays in MD, kid moves out and gets an apartment and a summer job.)

No. Not unless the parents move to VA.

And not even then, I don't think. Not if the child is a dependent.

https://www.schev.edu/financial-aid/in-state-residency#:~:text=An%20individual%20must%20demonstrate%20legal,the%20first%20day%20of%20classes.

[Anonymous]

Kid needs to be indeed not living with a parent. Also some states add that reason for move can’t be school only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if a kid in MD gets in EA to UVA, graduates from their MD HS, then turns 18 and moves to VA that summer? Can he get in state tuition by his sophomore year? (Assume family stays in MD, kid moves out and gets an apartment and a summer job.)

No. Not unless the parents move to VA.

What if kid moves in with grandparents who live in VA? (Would your answer change if they had a 529 for the kid in their names?)

Doesn’t matter. It matters where the parents live and file taxes.

[Anonymous]

As you see from responses,
1. Residency generally is a high bar (and in many states won't work if kid graduated from public HS in another state-- so you need to move the kid. And
2. It varies by state, so you need to decide now and look at the rules for that state.

One possible avenue is the other parent-- if they live in the state the kids wants to go to school in, that should be enough (even if the kid didn't graduate from a HS in that state).

[Anonymous]

Agree with others. You have to check the rules on residency. Texas now requires you to live in the state for 2 years prior to be eligible for in state tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree, wait until acceptances are in hand and then move.

The good news is that your kid should be applying Early Action to any state schools anyway, and you may know as early as December/January. You can then start figuring out the move and when it makes sense to jump ship.

If paying a year's tuition OOS is feasible, I wouldn't move my kid during HS personally, betting on getting into the state U there. Too many variables.

I agree with this. Admissions are a crap shoot and in-state is no different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a good friend from High School who moved after Junior year to get in-state tuition in CA for college.
He had a similar background where his dad was deceased and his mom needed to make the best financial choice for the family. He understood what he needed to give up (Sr year with friends in NY) for the opportunity to go to the college he wanted to attend because without being in-state, this would never had been an option.

Seems strange to do that when NY has so many excellent state schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Virginia if you graduate from an in state high school the presumption is you’re an in state resident.

I thought it required a certain numbs of years as a resident to prevent people gaming for in-state tuition. 2 years rings a bell ??

[Anonymous]

It really is state by state. For example, the University of Georgia says

Students must first prove that they have established a primary or permanent Georgia home at least 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of classes for the semester in which they were admitted.
Typically, the residency status of a dependent student is tied to the status of the parent(s), or in the case of divorce, the tax-dependent or majority support parent, so the parent(s) must show proof of domicile.

So, basically, forget any idea of moving to Georgia if your son gets in there. You have to already be a resident a year before he starts college.

Auburn has pretty detailed rules. Interestingly, being a remote worker gives you a bit of an extra hurdle to overcome. https://www.auburn.edu/administration/registrar/residency/documents/Petition%20for%20Classificatio%201_2_24.pdf

It isn't that easy.

[Anonymous]

Another option: your kid goes to local in state school (state where he graduated high school) for one year. You move to the state he wants to go to immediately after high school graduation. Then student applies as a transfer to the out of state school and can claim in state tuition as you’ve met the one year requirement before classes start in the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if a kid in MD gets in EA to UVA, graduates from their MD HS, then turns 18 and moves to VA that summer? Can he get in state tuition by his sophomore year? (Assume family stays in MD, kid moves out and gets an apartment and a summer job.)

The parent/family has to move to VA. I believe however if you own a 2nd home in MD (and pay MD property and other relevant taxes), that you can get in-state tuition at UMD even if you are not a resident.

I also have read, but don't know if it is true, that you can get FL tuition if you have a grandparent residing there? Is that just urban myth?

Oh - tell me more. Primary home in VA but second home is MD. DC accepted to UMD. Can we really claim residency?

This is not true. MD residency requirements are quite strict. Everyone from NJ, PA, VA who owns a condo in Ocean City would be trying to get in-state tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It really is state by state. For example, the University of Georgia says

Students must first prove that they have established a primary or permanent Georgia home at least 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of classes for the semester in which they were admitted.
Typically, the residency status of a dependent student is tied to the status of the parent(s), or in the case of divorce, the tax-dependent or majority support parent, so the parent(s) must show proof of domicile.

So, basically, forget any idea of moving to Georgia if your son gets in there. You have to already be a resident a year before he starts college.

Auburn has pretty detailed rules. Interestingly, being a remote worker gives you a bit of an extra hurdle to overcome. https://www.auburn.edu/administration/registrar/residency/documents/Petition%20for%20Classificatio%201_2_24.pdf

It isn't that easy.

Georgia has a process where you can petition for in state residency if you and your parents move there. If you google UGA and the process there is a pdf…it’s everything you would expect…show your new address, show GA drivers license, taxes, etc.

Says you have to wait a year to qualify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with others. You have to check the rules on residency. Texas now requires you to live in the state for 2 years prior to be eligible for in state tuition.

Still 12 months according to the UT web site TX State Code

https://onestop.utexas.edu/managing-costs/cost-tuition-rates/determining-texas-residency/

https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=T&app=9&p_dir=N&p_rloc=181014&p_tloc=&p_ploc=1&pg=4&p_tac=&ti=19&pt=1&ch=21&rl=21

[Anonymous]

My DC successfully became a state resident in the state of his OOS university. The requirement was 1 year. He became independent (eg didn’t claim DC on parent taxes), parents didn’t financially support, obtained drivers license in new state, did voter registration in new state, maintained residence in the new state even over the summer, etc.

The university DC actually had a session for OOS folks and what was needed as part of their admitted students day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait until the acceptances are in hand. If you move after graduation in many places you’ll be fine after a year, but you should check to be certain. For instance, the UC school requirements are very stringent and they basically say on their website it’s pretty impossible to move from being classified as an oos to in state student.

I don't read anything in the UC requirements other than you have to be a resident for 1 year.

It is impossible for an 18-year old that is supported by a parent to simply become a CA resident and get in-state tuition (you have to become emancipated and jump through all kinds of hoops), but it is a different matter if the parent who is paying the bills and the student move to CA and become CA residents.

I am also not aware of any states that require the kid graduate from a high school in that state. Does anyone know which states have that requirement?

DP. I'm pretty sure it is not that easy. I thought I read that you can't get residency if you came for college and are in college there. It was a while ago, though.