I am from Arizona and am just finishing up my first year at Temple and have had in-state tuition from the first semester. I am married with two children (for whatever reason that seems to have a lot of influence on the decision makers), bought a house in my name with no co-signer (this is important, people who have used a co-signer have been denied), changed the registration on my car to Pennsylvania, changed both our driver's licenses to PA, we both registered to vote, and closed all out of state bank accounts and opened accounts in PA. After all of this a letter is required wherein you plead your case as to why your deserve consideration for in-state tuition. The application is due the first week of September in order to be considered for the fall semester. Along with myself I know quitea few other out-of-state people who got in-state tuition, but they all were in situations very similar to mine, ie married, children, house. I also know of a few people who have gotten in-state only after their spouse worked in the state for a year. There is a girl in our class right now who is all upset because she was denied in-state tuition, however she lives in a house that her father bought and she does not work. She is all fired up and last I heard she was thinking about some sort of lawsuit, but she really has no case. Pretty much the committee is looking to see if you have any intention of residing in PA after dental school, so good luck. If you have any other questions feel free to email.
