Establishing In-state status

[sodapopinski]

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A dentist friend of mine, who went to a private school, advised me to move to a state with a state dental school, establish residency and apply at that dental school to qualify as an in-stater. This would better my chances of getting in and would save me money on tuition.

This coming fall I plan on moving to a different state and taking bio, ochem, and physics and apply next summer. So I have been frantically studying state schools I might want to go to. Also I am trying to find which states are easier to get residency in. Most just require one year of living in the state, but i hear some are more difficult.

Any thoughts on this? Has anybody done this or heard of anyone doing this? Do schools make this strategy difficult?

 

[doc toothache]

A dentist friend of mine, who went to a private school, advised me to move to a state with a state dental school, establish residency and apply at that dental school to qualify as an in-stater. This would better my chances of getting in and would save me money on tuition.

This coming fall I plan on moving to a different state and taking bio, ochem, and physics and apply next summer. So I have been frantically studying state schools I might want to go to. Also I am trying to find which states are easier to get residency in. Most just require one year of living in the state, but i hear some are more difficult.

Any thoughts on this? Has anybody done this or heard of anyone doing this? Do schools make this strategy difficult?

You will need to check on the state laws regarding achieving resident status for the state in question. For some, moving to a state for purposes of education, will disqualify you from being considered a state resident for tuition purposes.

 

[diane07]

School websites will mostly likely spell out the requirements for in state residency.

As an example: UIC

Must live in IL for 1 year primarily for reasons not related to gaining an education
Register to vote & get IL driver's license
Earn income sufficient to meet one-half of tuition, fees, normal living expenses for 1 year
Pay IL taxes on that income

doc toothache is right on too. Per UIC's website:
"It is up to you to prove that you are residing in the state for other than educational purposes. A person who enrolls in an institution of higher education a short time after moving to the state would have a difficult time proving that he or she is in the state for some other reason than to go to school"

http://www.usp.uillinois.edu/residency/res_faq.html

 

[rimmies]

It seems that many times the deciding factor is how much money you make in that one year, meaning that you will need to work near full time to be considered an in state resident or get a job that pays really well 🙂

 

[sodapopinski]

Must live in IL for 1 year primarily for reasons not related to gaining an education
Register to vote & get IL driver's license
Earn income sufficient to meet one-half of tuition, fees, normal living expenses for 1 year
Pay IL taxes on that income

wow, I hope every state doesn't make it that difficult. I don't plan on working much, if at all. 1/2 of tuition+living! I'd need a full time job, thats what loans are for.

Thanks.

 

[rimmies]

wow, I hope every state doesn't make it that difficult. I don't plan on working much, if at all. 1/2 of tuition+living! I'd need a full time job, thats what loans are for.

Thanks.

that's kind of the point, they are looking to weed out people like you who are trying to use the states tax dollars to go to school cheaper without contributing.....that was not meant as a knock on you at all-I don't blame you for trying, but that's the reality

 

[rose786]

I have looked into becoming an in-state resident after recently moving. I'm only aware of my state's requirements, but I think most states are similar.

Anyways, one must live in the state for 12 months prior to school (not as a student) and show other proof that you are establishing a domicile in that state. Among these would be: being employed in that state, being married to a resident, owning a home or business. Also, I would suggest that as soon as you move, apply for an in-state driver's licence and register to vote. If your being claimed as a dependant on someone's tax return who is from out-of-state, you won't be considered a resident. HTH

 

[rose786]

wow, I hope every state doesn't make it that difficult. I don't plan on working much, if at all. 1/2 of tuition+living! I'd need a full time job, thats what loans are for.

Thanks.

Every state's requirements are different. (My state doesn't require such a thing.) If I were you I'd Google residency requirements for whatever state you're interested in.

 

[xochocho]

I am also attempting to establish residency in Texas (like above).

In state students have a far greater chanse of being accepted into any dental program, where as outofstate students are very far and in between.

3/103 Baylor
2/112 Houston
4/114 San Antonio

I wish new mexico had a dental school.

 

[doc toothache]

3/103 Baylor
2/112 Houston
4/114 San Antonio

Are you sure amount those numbers? For 2006 the numbers were

Baylor 88/7; Houston 83/1 (NM); and UTSA 89/7.

 

[diane07]

A state's residency requirements may be different than the dental school's residency requirements for the purpose of in state tuition. Go to the dental school websites to make sure you know what those residency requirements are before you move!

 

[pmantz]

So what is 100K more for 4 years tuition mean in the long run? What if you don't get into that school?

I applied to my state school and didn't even get an interview(had above their avg. stats😕). Admission to any school is never a sure thing and it would not be prudent to move for one school.

 

[vhh007]

UNC lets you after the first year

 

[xochocho]

Are you sure amount those numbers? For 2006 the numbers were

Baylor 88/7; Houston 83/1 (NM); and UTSA 89/7.

Those were the numbers I was provided with as of February 1st of 2006.

Some students may have declined or additional offers could have been made to alter this list, causing the variance of numbers from the final entering class.

 

[sodapopinski]

that's kind of the point, they are looking to weed out people like you who are trying to use the states tax dollars to go to school cheaper without contributing.....that was not meant as a knock on you at all-I don't blame you for trying, but that's the reality

No offense taken. I understand that my situation looks pretty shady, but I'm looking for change. A new state would be fun. too bad I didn't move to TX earlier.

That sucks for you xochocho not having a D-school in your state. Good luck on getting residancy. Have any plans? I did manage to find this link that helps show the universities requirements for resident status:

http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency/resfaq.html#q1

I'd mainly like to find someone who has actually gone through the process and find out if the universities really make it difficult or recognize students earnest desire to become Texans and grant residency. We'll see.

 

[Chrono1984]

Go back to Russia where you belong.

 

[NAVY DDS 2010]

Depending on your life's circumstances and the state, it can be easy to set up residency - even in Texas where they are a little more anal about it. More me, convincing the Texas folks at TMDSAS was easy because I am married, hada house built and have a wife I could claim was transferred here as a pharmacist. Then I had to claim that I was going to set up a practice here after school.