Re-classifying as MD resident for tuition purposes?

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Has any out-of stater who goes to U of Maryland been able to successfully reclassify as a MD resident? And then pay in-state tuition for years 2, 3, and 4?

Phone calls to the admissions office and registrar appear to indicate that this is true (as long as you are independent, living from loans or U of MD financial aid), but their web site indicates that you are not eligible if you move solely to attend school.

Any SDNers have any experience with this?

Thanks

Actually, I was just talking about one of my out of state classmates about this. Right now, it's nearly impossible to switch from out of state to in-state tuition during school. Apparently, you have to pay for over 50% or some high percentage of your education expenses by yourself if you want to switch. The catch is that loans do not count as "paying for yourself"; you have to either have a very large savings account or a lucrative part time job to do this. My classmate was telling me that there is currently an ongoing lawsuit between some out-of-state med students and the administration regarding this policy though, with the out of state students saying that it makes no sense, since they are no longer dependent on their parents, they essentially are residents of no state while they are students at Maryland. I suspect that the school will win this case, but who knows, maybe the policy will be changed.

50%? I thought you had to make at least 15k a year, change your drivers license over to MD, be a MD voter, and live in MD for at least a year , then you'd get MD status.

That's weird, there was a girl who was MS II who was born/raised in California and was able to obtain MD status. If I remember correctly, I thought that was what she told the students cuz someone asked the same question. I dunno, maybe I heard wrong.

The best way to talk to the admissions or rather, financial aid office is to talk to them in person, it's more effective. When school starts, which is pretty soon, head down to the union and head up to the financial aid office. They would have more information than the admissions people do.