Help! Just found out I am not a resident of any state!

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And I cannot be a resident of the state I am presently in because I moved here for college. I am still 2 to 3 years away from graduating.

What can I do? Any suggestions?
 
It depends on the university what the requirements are to be in-state. As far as my knowledge you could just stay until you meet those requirements, but since you aren't a resident of any state I assume you're an international applicant. Thus, I don't think as far as my knowledge it would be possible to be a resident. Correct me if I am wrong.
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jinglemingle said:
And I cannot be a resident of the state I am presently in because I moved here for college. I am still 2 to 3 years away from graduating.

What can I do? Any suggestions?
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Are you a dependent of your parent(s)? If so, you are probably a resident of the state where you are a dependent.

That said, there are state rules about residency that don't play well together, but you will have a way to be a resident somewhere by the time you apply.
 
jinglemingle said:
And I cannot be a resident of the state I am presently in because I moved here for college. I am still 2 to 3 years away from graduating.

What can I do? Any suggestions?
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If your parents support you, you can claim their state.

I feel you, btw...for a while I had a car registered in one state (where I went to college, didn't qualify as a resident there myself), a licence from another (where I lived before college), and parental residence in a 3rd state (where I could not register my car without it physically being there, and couldn't be a resident because she'd been there less than 1yr and I had never been there myself). Then I lived in my car for a while.

Being stateless isn't an issue, it just means no IS preference anywhere. Now I'm a CA resident, which I guess means I'm in the same boat as I was before gaining residency!

Besides, if you are not able to qualify as a resident in your college state, it's likely because you still qualify in your parents' state.
Plus, you have 2-3yrs left before this even matters to anyone ever, including yourself, in which time the issue will likely resolve itself, so...

You don't need help, as it's not really a problem. The only thing you can do is...live somewhere, so just calm down and ignore it until it's no longer an issue (one of the few times that works, lol).
 
What are the residency requirements of the state you are from?
 
My parents died in a car crash over ten years ago. I moved up here to Ontario to be with my boyfriend but we broke up. I am not from Canada but from the US. I moved to Ontario for college and cannot be a resident here. I am on a scholarship and there are a few other reasons I cannot leave and move back to the US.
 
jinglemingle said:
My parents died in a car crash over ten years ago. I moved up here to Ontario to be with my boyfriend but we broke up. I am not from Canada but from the US. I moved to Ontario for college and cannot be a resident here. I am on a scholarship and there are a few other reasons I cannot leave and move back to the US.
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What do your chances look like for Canadian medical schools?
 
Well of course you have no state residence. As much as I love Canada it's not part of the US! Study hard, work on your ECs and smash the MCAT and you should be fine. There are many Private schools you can apply to.
 
All premed students I have talked to say my chances at Canadian medical schools are low because I am American. But adcoms at Canadian med schools and medical students encourage me to apply and say my chances are pretty good, subject to acceptable scores of course.
 
Gauss44 said:
What are the residency requirements of the state you are from?
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I left Ohio 5+ years ago and moved to Ontario. So I am no longer a resident of Ohio. I finished part of my GED from Texas and Virginia but that does not make me a resident of Texas or Virginia either. I didn't graduate from conventional high school but took the GED route.
 
jinglemingle said:
I left Ohio 5+ years ago and moved to Ontario. So I am no longer a resident of Ohio. I finished part of my GED from Texas and Virginia but that does not make me a resident of Texas or Virginia either. I didn't graduate from conventional high school but took the GED route.
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If you're looking to be able to receive the benefit of in-state tuition, take a gap year after graduating and move to Texas. Many schools with cheap tuition, and you only need 12 months of having a residence there to qualify as a state resident.
 
ahstern said:
If you're looking to be able to receive the benefit of in-state tuition, take a gap year after graduating and move to Texas. Many schools with cheap tuition, and you only need 12 months of having a residence there to qualify as a state resident.
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In-state tuition and arguably the highest potential chance of being accepted due to the huge amount of schools, IS bias, and not being extremely over competitive like CA. Lucky TX folks...
 
Yeah I have considered Texas but dismissed it. I am a full-blood Indian (Oglala Lakota tribe). Texas is a state where affirmative action is illegal. So despite being a full-blood Indian, Texas residency won't do me any good because I won't get Indian preference in Texas as affirmative action is illegal there.
 
jinglemingle said:
Yeah I have considered Texas but dismissed it. I am a full-blood Indian (Oglala Lakota tribe). Texas is a state where affirmative action is illegal. So despite being a full-blood Indian, Texas residency won't do me any good because I won't get Indian preference in Texas as affirmative action is illegal there.
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Then honestly choose any state you are interested in the school or area you want to be in until you start, your full blood tribe will get you far as long as it is nationally recognized, and if you app is fairly good you will probably be able to look at high tier schools when you apply. Also you will probably be open to programs such as UND where you will likely have large preferential selection despite being OOS.
 
jinglemingle said:
Yeah I have considered Texas but dismissed it. I am a full-blood Indian (Oglala Lakota tribe). Texas is a state where affirmative action is illegal. So despite being a full-blood Indian, Texas residency won't do me any good because I won't get Indian preference in Texas as affirmative action is illegal there.
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Texas doesn't have any URM preference for medical school admission? News to me. Might want to double-check.

It's true that for undergrad admissions, their '10% rule' replaced affirmative action, but might be worth checking again on TMDSAS. Worth $40,000 per year, eh?
 
DokterMom said:
Texas doesn't have any URM preference for medical school admission? News to me. Might want to double-check.

It's true that for undergrad admissions, their '10% rule' replaced affirmative action, but might be worth checking again on TMDSAS. Worth $40,000 per year, eh?
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The TX IS discount situation may not apply to the OP in the same way it would for most applicants. If they are full blood indian there are a lot of other opportunities and possibilities of big if not full scholarships, so IS tuition may not be necessary to get the cheapest tuition.
 
LizzyM said:
Try South Dakota.
They consider ties to the state to include:
  • If you are a member of a federally-recognized tribe from a bordering state
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Thanks LizzyM. I am currently enrolled with the Oglala Lakota tribe - which of course is "federally recognized" (despite the fact that federal recognition is a complete farce and a huge joke) - because my dad is Oglala Lakota. However, we always trace our lineage from the mother's side as Indians are matrilineal. From my mother's side, I am two different tribes - one of which is a very traditional tribe from California that does not have "federal recognition" and the other tribe is the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in Canada which which I identify. In fact, I am planning to change my enrollment to the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation which is the Cree Nation from Canada because almost all my relatives are Cree and up in Canada. And it also gives me a shot at being part of the world-famous Northern Cree drum group which is rated the #1 group at almost all pow wows. But the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is not "federally recognized" in the US, so the silly Bureau of Indian Affairs will give me many problems. On the other hand, if I do enroll with the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation (Cree Indians), then I become attractive to many Canadian medical schools but the US medical schools may not consider me to be Indian. The tribes do not allow dual enrollment.
 
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The TX IS discount situation may not apply to the OP in the same way it would for most applicants. If they are full blood indian there are a lot of other opportunities and possibilities of big if not full scholarships, so IS tuition may not be necessary to get the cheapest tuition.
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Also true -- But worth the 15 minutes to find out definitively is all I'm sayin'
 
jinglemingle said:
http://www.aei-ideas.org/2013/04/me...-racial-preferences-for-blacks-and-hispanics/ says Texas does not have any URM preference.
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From your article: (Not the best source, by the way...)

"Here’s why the issue is important: In some states like California, Washington, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, and Michigan, racial preferences in college admissions are currently prohibited by law (although the Texas and Michigan policies are currently being challenged). "
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Try this:
http://www.tmdsas.com/medical/homepage.html
 
jinglemingle said:
I left Ohio 5+ years ago and moved to Ontario. So I am no longer a resident of Ohio. I finished part of my GED from Texas and Virginia but that does not make me a resident of Texas or Virginia either. I didn't graduate from conventional high school but took the GED route.
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Ohio has instant residency. Once you finish school move back here and get a full time job. You will be considered a resident instantly.
That is what I did.
 
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