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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.)[/quote]

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?[/quote]

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

To be more specific about UMD being “quite strict,” they look at whether you have “primary home” and most personal belongings in MD, MD drivers license and car registration, pay MD taxes, registered to vote, etc. Second home def wont do it.[/quote]

And universities have residency officers who are like detectives. Sometimes a family will have mom register her car in the state with the vacation home, etc. and try and submit enough paperwork to look like they are in-state, but they do audits periodically and if it doesn't add up -- if a kid graduated from a high school in another state, all the family income is from dad who files taxes in another state, the residence is clearly a beach condo, etc. -- the school can go after you for back tuition (and not let you register for future classes or transfer your credits to another school until the debt is clear). They do not mess around with this. [/quote]

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