Establishing Residency

[plsaxepme]

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So, I am a NY state resident and I want to stay in New York for med school. My advisor suggests that I apply to the UMDNJs, which are public. But according to him, I can establish NJ residency, and they don't make this difficult. However, I have no idea what this means. I don't live there! Am I supposed to pretend to live there? I don't get it. Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[VFrank]

Usually, you have to live somewhere for at least a year to establish residency. You are a resident in whichever state you can vote in. Call the DMV and ask how easy it would be to change your residency -- they would probably know.

 

[thewzdoc]

So, I am a NY state resident and I want to stay in New York for med school. My advisor suggests that I apply to the UMDNJs, which are public. But according to him, I can establish NJ residency, and they don't make this difficult. However, I have no idea what this means. I don't live there! Am I supposed to pretend to live there? I don't get it. Does anyone have any ideas?

There are only a few ways to establish residency. Registering to vote, graduating high school, working and paying taxes and normally you have to live in the state for 1 year. If it were easy to establish residency then no one would be worried about it...

Check with the schools you wish to apply for their residency requirements.

 

[Ames980]

im actually moving to ny by the end of july to establish residency -- according to SUNY, you have to live there for a year prior to the day classes start, which can be proven with car registration, voter registration, car insurance, licnese, etc.

to establish in NJ youd have to move there and youd be giving up the ny schools....

 

[thewzdoc]

Call the DMV and ask how easy it would be to change your residency -- they would probably know.

You can get a license at the Cali DMV and still claim a Texas residency. The best place to call is the school you wish to apply.

 

[EM Junkie]

In Texas you have to live and work in the state for 1 year. If you are there as a full time college student, it does not count. You must be half-time or below and working.

 

[franklinthedog]

NC and VA--live there one year, pay taxes, work, vote, get drivers license, etc...

However, I think, for NJ schools you can become a resident after one year as a non-resident student. Maybe that's what your advisor meant, I was told something along these lines a while back.

And if worse comes to worse, marry a state resident while in school, then you're a shoe-in!

 

[crazy250]

i would stay in ny because there are many more schools in ny than in nj. even though there are more applicants in ny, i still believe ny is the "easier" state to get in from.

 

[thewzdoc]

i would stay in ny because there are many more schools in ny than in nj. even though there are more applicants in ny, i still believe ny is the "easier" state to get in from.

Careful with this.......there are only 4 public schools in NY. The private ones are no better for residents. In some cases more out-of-state applicants are taken.

 

[lisabeth]

i am a nj resident and have been on an interview at umdnj. when u go there they explain to you that after you are accepted they take care of residency for you. it is as easy as changing your license and signing a piece of paper. as for the other schools it is not so easy and most of them do require a one year length of residency even before applying.

 

[thewzdoc]

NJ:

UMDNJ
IN 142 (apply 930)
OUT 28 (apply 2010)

Johnson
IN 137 (apply 945)
OUT 19 (apply 1553)

NY:

Buffalo
IN 116 (apply 1517)
OUT 19 (apply 546)

Downstate
IN 160 (apply 1941)
OUT 20 (apply 1054)

Upstate
IN 130 (apply 1687)
OUT 21 (apply 754)

Stoney Brooke
IN 99 (apply 1880)
OUT 2 (apply 643)

 

[thewzdoc]

i am a nj resident and have been on an interview at umdnj. when u go there they explain to you that after you are accepted they take care of residency for you. it is as easy as changing your license and signing a piece of paper.

That's interesting....too bad all schools aren't like that......then residency wouldn't matter.

 

[sanford_w/o_son]

how about this . . .
can one declare residence in a state on aacmas two months BEFORE actually moving to that state? What if one completed aacmas in june/july from outside ny state, declared ny state residency on the aacmas, and applied to ny state schools, a couple months BEFORE moving to ny state (and getting the new license, voter registration, etc.) in august? is this possible? would this pose an ethical problem? would it be necessary to explain to the public ny schools one is applying to (obviously from out-of-state) that residency WILL BE established in two months? or will they just not take the application seriously?

any ideas?

 

[Ypo.]

So, I am a NY state resident and I want to stay in New York for med school. My advisor suggests that I apply to the UMDNJs, which are public. But according to him, I can establish NJ residency, and they don't make this difficult. However, I have no idea what this means. I don't live there! Am I supposed to pretend to live there? I don't get it. Does anyone have any ideas?

I have several SDN friends who will be attending UMNDJs and they all say that you can establish residency by getting a state license and an apartment there before school starts.