In-State, Out-of-State Policies!

[hoylematt]

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Guys I was talking to a friend of mine that is starting as a 1st year at Indiana University dental school. He said that they have a policy where if you apply as out-of-state, you have to pay OOS tuition for the entire 4 year period.

I was surprised by this, as I was thinking that after a year if you are able to establish residency I thought you could eventually qualify for in-state tuition for the remaining 2-3 years of dental school.

Does anyone know other schools that have that policy? I am for sure going to be asking this at interviews, but I want to get some feedback from either current dental students or pre-dents that have some clue on the issue.

To put it into perspective, if Midwestern-AZ follows this policy, out of state people will end up paying more there than at USC or NYU or UoP (all of which are famous for their high tuition costs). Crazy!

 

[peanutb123]

Midwester is not a state school

 

[shahinc]

Ok, I am not sure about Indiana but I can give you some information how residency works in Canada. First of all, It is different from one province ( state) to next. So in your case, I am pretty sure the residency status is different from state to state.

Now, in Canada, if you are a full-time student and going to school in a certian province, your residency status will not change which seems to be similar to what your friend is saying about Indiana.

That being said, I was just talking to a dentist yesterday who went to UNLV as an international student. For the first year, he had to pay International fees but before the 2nd year, he was married to an American gal and had his green card and started to pay the in state fee.

 

[dentalbuzz]

Most schools are like this actually. There are some that let you switch residency, a few that I know of are Buffalo, Ohio State, UNLV.... It makes sense for schools to consider you out of state for four years because this gets them more money.

Oh and Midwestern AZ doesn't have cheaper tuition for in-state residents because it's a private school. Tuition is the same price for everyone.

 

[UndergradGuy7]

That's how most state schools are.

It would probably be easier to list schools who allow residency changes, then listing all of the schools that don't.

And yes, I never looked into midwestern, but I do remember seeing their tuition + cost of living being really high. I think MW IL estimates the cost of living and tuition at 100K/year. Kind of surprised everyone on here is hoping for midwestern acceptances and wants to go there even though it is so expensive.

 

[redchesus]

Anyone know UCSF's policy regarding changing residency?

 

[hoylematt]

Thanks for the feedback, I understand that private schools have the same in and out of state tuition, I just couldn't believe how much the Midwesterns were.

Anybody else know if there are other state schools that have this policy of paying out-of-state tuition for all 4 years?

 

[Denteeth]

Thanks for the feedback, I understand that private schools have the same in and out of state tuition, I just couldn't believe how much the Midwesterns were.

Anybody else know if there are other state schools that have this policy of paying out-of-state tuition for all 4 years?

Almost all of the state schools have this policy unless you show/submit a proof of becoming a state resident. And the requirements of becoming a resident vary from state to state.
I know about UNLV because I researched their requirements and talked to their front office last year. Basically if your spouse or your parents (if they claim you as dependent on their income tax form) live in Nevada for 9 months and pay taxes, then you will become Nevada resident and UNLV will change your status from 2nd year (you still pay out-of-sate fee for the first year).
Here are a couple of good resources that might help you..
In-State Tuition and State Residency Requirements
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/stateresidency.phtml
Guide to State Residency
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/international/state

 

[hoylematt]

Almost all of the state schools have this policy unless you show/submit a proof of becoming a state resident. And the requirements of becoming a resident vary from state to state.
I know about UNLV because I researched their requirements and talked to their front office last year. Basically if your spouse or your parents (if they claim you as dependent on their income tax form) live in Nevada for 9 months and pay taxes, then you will become Nevada resident and UNLV will change your status from 2nd year (you still pay out-of-sate fee for the first year).
Here are a couple of good resources that might help you..
In-State Tuition and State Residency Requirements
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/stateresidency.phtml
Guide to State Residency
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/international/state

Thanks for the advice! 👍

 

[youknowthedrill]

No wonder it costs a fortune to go to the dentist.

 

[punchdrunk7]

What is the tuition for Midwestern AZ? I thought it was around 50K/year

 

[UndergradGuy7]

What is the tuition for Midwestern AZ? I thought it was around 50K/year

Tuition is 54K/year. This does not include fees or living expenses.

Here is an estimate of cost of attendance from their website http://www.midwestern.edu/Documents/Financial%20Aid%20documents/DENTAL_AZ1011.pdf

 

[punchdrunk7]

Sweet thanks for the quick response. I love the school so I guess I'll have to consider this all

 

[drm85]

Anyone know UCSF's policy regarding changing residency?

At my UCSF interview we we're told that one could become a resident for tuition purposes after 1 yr