Getting Texas Residency?

[pianola]

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So basically what I've been gathering from other threads is that there's no way to start med school in Texas and then say "I'm not crazy about OOS tuition, call me a Texan." (???)

How does one establish residency in Texas?

 

[216397]

I think the rules are similar to those of other states. Basically, I'm pretty sure that you would have to work and live in Texas for a year without being a student.

 

[Invictusmaneo]

UT-Southwestern said during interviews that they would give any OOS matriculant a scholarship that would make their tuition equal to the IS tuition rates.

I don't know about any of the others.

As far as establishing residency I think you need 1yr of full-time employment in Texas, or own property and live there for 1yr prior to enrollment. But there may be loopholes.

 

[armybound]

go live and work there for a year.

 

[flip26]

There is reportedly an exception to this if you buy a house or condo in Texas...there are probably other steps, too...but I have heard that you pay instate tuition for M2-4...but that is a pretty risky step to take - just imagine what recent med grads who did this and who have moved elsewhere for residency are having to do with houses and condos that are probably worth less than what they paid for them 4 years ago...

Not too many med students capable of buying a house, but some people have done it...with the current mortgage mess, that is probably not very realistic anymore...

 

[htownpremie]

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

seems like you can live in texas for a year while having a part-time job. the students i've talked to who have come from out of state have all said that it's pretty easy to establish residency. just make sure you're awesome enough to call yourself a texan 😀.

 

[JJAbrams]

There's been rumblings in the state legislator that they are on the verge of increasing the requirements for state residency as of this Spring. From what I understand, one of the requirements for OOS'ers will be gainful employment in Texas for 4 years. Part of the reason this has been discussed by the state legislator is to prevent the backdoor approach that the original poster in this thread is suggesting--moving to Texas and working for a year and calling yourself a Texan. We're not Alaska...we have plenty of capable, talented students that are native Texans.

I'm all for it. One year of paying taxes in Texas does not even come close to a lifetime of paying taxes by the native Texans.