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I am a resident of Illinois, my parents live there. I go to school in Colorado and work in Colorado. I've lived there for a year. Can I get in state tuition for both states?
In state tuition and residency
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Pretty sure you will have to choose one.
If I were you, I would try to get CO residency because it is very hard to get into CU Med OOS.
Illinois on the other hand, accepts close to 1/3 of their class of OOS. Plus, having parents living there will also help you, even with your OOS status.
Though, there are a lot more schools in Illinois, and even though most are private, Illinois residence may help you (I'm thinking of Rush in particular).
Which are you a resident of now? I have no idea how hard it is to switch, so the one you currently have (I'm assuming IL) might be easier. I'm pretty sure that school is not a legitimate reason to switch residencies. Work may help, but I doubt it's an easy process.
If I were you, I would try to get CO residency because it is very hard to get into CU Med OOS.
Illinois on the other hand, accepts close to 1/3 of their class of OOS. Plus, having parents living there will also help you, even with your OOS status.
Though, there are a lot more schools in Illinois, and even though most are private, Illinois residence may help you (I'm thinking of Rush in particular).
Which are you a resident of now? I have no idea how hard it is to switch, so the one you currently have (I'm assuming IL) might be easier. I'm pretty sure that school is not a legitimate reason to switch residencies. Work may help, but I doubt it's an easy process.
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I went to high school in CO also, don't know if that helps.
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Ultimately, when it comes to state residency, it's a burden-of-proof thing. And schools like Colorado assume that you AREN'T a resident, and that it's your responsibility to prove otherwise. "Significant ties" aren't good enough.
I think you could make a case for being a resident, but unless you have a CO driver's license, are a registered voter here, and pay state taxes, I don't think it will work. I did a lot of research on this because I actually moved back to Colorado in order to preserve my state residency, and to my knowledge, being a declared resident of another state automatically disqualifies you. So, I don't think it will work.
I think you could make a case for being a resident, but unless you have a CO driver's license, are a registered voter here, and pay state taxes, I don't think it will work. I did a lot of research on this because I actually moved back to Colorado in order to preserve my state residency, and to my knowledge, being a declared resident of another state automatically disqualifies you. So, I don't think it will work.
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How old are you? CO will only consider your parents residency status until you are 23 (or in grad school).
