Petitioning for In-State

[HopefulUGACVM]

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I have lived in GA for a little over 7 years now (moved from NJ in 1998), graduated from HS in GA and attend a GA college that is in the university system (and paid in state tuition). I have also had all of my college education paid for by a state funded scholarship program (only GA residents can receive it). But I still have to petition for in-state tuition/applicant status. Is this common for schools to have you do this if you were not born in the state you are currently a resident in?

 

[Doctor Bagel]

I have lived in GA for a little over 7 years now (moved from NJ in 1998), graduated from HS in GA and attend a GA college that is in the university system (and paid in state tuition). I have also had all of my college education paid for by a state funded scholarship program (only GA residents can receive it). But I still have to petition for in-state tuition/applicant status. Is this common for schools to have you do this if you were not born in the state you are currently a resident in?

Nope, that's ridiculous. Since you graduated from high school there and have lived there for more than a year without the primary intention of being a college or graduate school student, you should be a resident. basically, most states only block the people who move to a state just to go to college there.

 

[UKYWildcat]

Is this common for schools to have you do this if you were not born in the state you are currently a resident in?

I've been an Ohio resident for years, and an Ohio State University employee for two and a half (clinical sciences, not student employment)...they still consider me a non-resident, even though THEY pay my tuition. I just sit back and laugh when I get my statements now since I'm not the one paying that non-resident fee 🙂 The last time I applied for reclassification, I had sold a horse and had a several thousand dollar increase in my savings. They wanted me to prove where the money came from so I submitted copies of the bill of sale and transfer from when I bought the horse and when I sold it. They still didn't accept it and said that someone must be paying for me to live in the state since the horse was purchased by a farm in Minnesota. Eh. Whatever. Seems that they can make whatever judgement they wish, unfortunately.