Dual-State Residency in WI and MN?

[hopki099]

I will be living and working in Minnesota for over a year by the time I submit my AMCAS. I have voted in Minnesota and have filed taxes here for a few years.

I grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from high school there. My parents have lived there 20+ years.



Definition of MN resident:
1. Permanently residing in Minnesota
2. Have been continuously present in the state of Minnesota for at least one calendar year prior to the first day of class attendance without attending any post-secondary institution.

EDIT: Definition of non-resident tuition exception in WI:
36.27(2) (c) Any student who is a graduate of a Wisconsin high school and whose parents are bona fide residents of this state for 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at an institution or whose last surviving parent was a bona fide resident of this state for the 12 months preceding death is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

This post is on SDN from 2003:

Check with individual schools. I have dual NY/WI residency because I worked all last year in NY, but WI has a law that says that one is always considered a resident if they went to high school in WI. I had to claim NY as my state of residency and spoke to the dean at the Univ of WI who had to file some administrative papers to override the NY residency on my AMCAS Application. Hope that helps.



Has anyone recently been considered a resident of WI and MN for med schools?

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[rhesuspieces]

As of right now, dual residency is irrelevant for MN/WI as far as tuition goes because we have reciprocity between the states...though due to budget difficulties that may be on the way out. If getting in is your concern (and it definitely seems like the more immediate issue in your situation), it seems to me that the U of Minnesota favors WI residents above residents of other states, though not as much as actual MN residents. I don't know what UW's policy is on the matter, though. I've always been under the impression that they're a bit more OOS friendly than the U of Minnesota.

I'm fairly sure that on your AMCAS you can only claim residency for one state, so you'll probably want to choose the state with the med school that you prefer.

 

[byurazorhog]

You should pose this question again in the 2010-2011 University of Wisconsin thread. I'm sure many people there can answer your question. I was accepted to UW as an OOS so I'm not sure what their policies for state residency are. From what I've read in that thread over the last cycle, it seems to me that some Wisconsinites who had gone out of state for college were able to apply as IS. I'm not certain though. Why don't you contact the admissions office at UW directly? They're very friendly and helpful.

 

[mauberley]

WI statute 36.27(2) describes "nonresident tuition exceptions," so based on that, you're not technically a WI resident. There is no issue of dual residency here. Claim Minnesota residency, but for Wisconsin purposes you would qualify for a nonresident tuition exception.

 

[stormchao]

I'm not gonna debate the definition of each state residency, but I will say AMCAS only allows 1 state as you're state of residency. You will have to pick 1, and only 1. You can always talk about your "close-ties" with the other state in the schools secondary essays.

 

[Handinhand]

If I'm picking what school I want the in state chances at, it's definitely Wisconsin. You won't have much of a chance at getting into Wisconsin as OOS, while as a Wisconsin resident you could still have a decent shot at UMN, especially if you're from there but not technically a resident.

 

[TribalSeeds]

there is no reciprocity between MN and WI medical students. only undergrad