For Out of Staters, once you matriculate, do you become and IN stater?

[Ski2Doc]

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I guess this applies to both DO and MD, i believe i asked this to UMDNJ and they said yes, after the first year. How about DO schools? After the first year you would be living in that state so do you qualify, or do they judge "statehood" by your status of application?

 

[Nate]

UMDNJ allows you to qualify for in-state tuition from before your first year by simply showing a NJ lease and car registration/license. You do not have to wait until after the first year. I know that NSU determines your residency prior to matriculation and it is hard to prove, if you do not prove it then you are considered out-of-state for all 4 years. Most DO schools are private and charge the same tuition for everyone.

 

[dr.z]

CCOM and TCOM doesn't allow students to become in-state even if you attend 1 year.

 

[DrIsh]

Does that not defeat the whole purpose of having the distinction?

All schools I've interviewed at have said that tuition bracket is determined pre-matriculation. I guess if you apply, matriculate, drop out, then matriculate again, you can be a student that started as an out of stater and ended as an in stater.

 

[SOUNDMAN]

CCOM and TCOM doesn't allow students to become in-state even if you attend 1 year.

What about after 2 years?

 

[dr.z]

What about after 2 years?

I doubt it. Each state has their own set of rules for establishing residency. You have to look into each state. New Jersey is one of the easiest state to get one, and that is why their medical schools allow this.

 

[tshumard]

Most States, I know quite a few midwest states for sure, require that you are a resident for at least 1 year, and you are there for a reason other than school. If you wish to gain residency in Illinois (I'm a life resident, but check it for my girlfriend), you must live in Illinois for 1 year prior to entering any school, and must obtain residency in Illinois only.

 

[dr.z]

Most States, I know quite a few midwest states for sure, require that you are a resident for at least 1 year, and you are there for a reason other than school. If you wish to gain residency in Illinois (I'm a life resident, but check it for my girlfriend), you must live in Illinois for 1 year prior to entering any school, and must obtain residency in Illinois only.

I think Texas works the same way.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

I think Texas works the same way.

The one cool thing about Texas is that if you receive a scholarship from the school, you get instate tuition. So, even if you get a $500 scholarship, it winds up being pretty valuable. I had instate tuition at UT for law school even though I wasn't a resident. I don't know if TCOM offers scholarships, though.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

What about after 2 years?

That's a definite no. Even after three years of law school, I still wasn't a resident for anything except the law school, where I had instate tuition through a scholarship. I looked into taking physics at UT, and it would have cost me a fortune because I was officially a non-resident.

 

[dr.z]

The one cool thing about Texas is that if you receive a scholarship from the school, you get instate tuition. So, even if you get a $500 scholarship, it winds up being pretty valuable. I had instate tuition at UT for law school even though I wasn't a resident. I don't know if TCOM offers scholarships, though.

TCOM has this as well. I was told they needed to give me $1,000 scholarship in order for this to work. They did tell me that they have plenty of scholarships.

 

[DrMom]

In Oklahoma you have to live in the state as a non-student prior to matriculation...can't remember if it is 6 or 12 months. Or you can marry an Oklahoma resident.

 

[SOUNDMAN]

just reading about residency requirements for illinois, and you can be a resident there after one year. just file a tax return and submit a lease or bank account etc for proof.

http://www.finaid.siue.edu/download/Forms2005/Various_Financial_Aid_Form/ILRES.045.pdf

 

[tshumard]

just reading about residency requirements for illinois, and you can be a resident there after one year. just file a tax return and submit a lease or bank account etc for proof.

http://www.finaid.siue.edu/download/Forms2005/Various_Financial_Aid_Form/ILRES.045.pdf

All these requirements are scenarios that exist 1 year prior to admissions to a college. I took undergraduate courses at 3 different Illinois colleges, and I know my friends from out of state, never got in-state tuition thoroughout college. Maybe, they were ignorant, but I think you must spend 1 year in Illinois with a purpose other than college to claim residency, for college purposes.