Question for anyone in Texas.

[Neurocentric]

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Mods, if this is the wrong room to post this in, you can move it. I was going to post this under Fin Aid, but I wasn't sure if it really fit there, either.

Basically, I've been living here for about a year now (July 10th officially marks it, actually), and I've been unemployed since I got here. Jobs have been scarce. I had one temp job back in November that actually was supposed to last much longer than it did, but the site closed early, so it only lasted three weeks. My temp agency was supposed to find me something new, but they never did. I've been without a job ever since.

Anyway, when I got into college, I had the issue of obtaining in-state residency because of the stupid rule that not only did I have to live in the state for a year, but also had to have full-time employment for said year. I think it's BS, because I've not only lived in my native state (NY) but also lived in NH, and their rule was only having proof of residence that you lived at for a year.

Luckily, my financial aid covered my tuition for the year since I've been unemployed, but obviously I don't know if this will be the case every year, and furthermore, my chances of getting into medical school here in Texas seem to be low if I cannot find employment. I have a chance to get a job on campus, but the school does not count that as proof of residence.

Does anyone know if there is some kind of loophole? Granted in 3-4 years the economy COULD change and I could find a job off campus and be full-time at that job, but it's rather doubtful, especially with the courseload I need to take to graduate on time, as well as shadowing, ECs, and everything else. I'm sure I could find the time to do it all, but I'm not sure it's even possible.

Does anyone know what I could do? I mean, I'm not worried so much about covering my tuition in undergrad as I am about actually getting into medical schools in Texas and not having to pay out of state tuition. I really think it sucks that I'm getting screwed over on this simply because the economy blows. Any advice?

 

[Ringout]

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

It looks like you either need to own property for a year, be a dependent of somebody who IS a resident, own a business for a year, or have gainful employment other than work-study for 12 months.

Where are your parents residents? Or, what were you before Texas?

 

[Neurocentric]

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

It looks like you either need to own property for a year, be a dependent of somebody who IS a resident, own a business for a year, or have gainful employment other than work-study for 12 months.

Where are your parents residents? Or, what were you before Texas?

I was born and raised in NY. That's where all of my family is.

The issue is that it never states if actually just having a lease on an apartment counts. I doubt it, though.

 

[SweetRain]

Apartment would not count. I know the economy is bad, but I don't think that's a good excuse.

You can have any kind of job like table serving, or even a cashier at a grocery store as long as you can prove that you've been paying your taxes for a year. I've obtained my residency the same way. (I think even babysitting might count)

If you're a UT student, check out hirealonghorn.org
If getting a state residency is that big of a problem for you and your school schedule's preventing you from finding the right job, set your priorities right. I was a part time student for two semesters so I can be more flexible for my work hours. If you're worried about your financial aid, take a year off.

Texas has more jobs than any other states right now and places around college always has part-time low paying jobs.

 

[Ringout]

I was born and raised in NY. That's where all of my family is.

The issue is that it never states if actually just having a lease on an apartment counts. I doubt it, though.

What about maintaining NY residency? Are you just starting undergrad? You might like Texas now, but realize by the time you graduate you miss NY afterall.

 

[Neurocentric]

Apartment would not count. I know the economy is bad, but I don't think that's a good excuse.

You can have any kind of job like table serving, or even a cashier at a grocery store as long as you can prove that you've been paying your taxes for a year. I've obtained my residency the same way. (I think even babysitting might count)

If you're a UT student, check out hirealonghorn.org
If getting a state residency is that big of a problem for you and your school schedule's preventing you from finding the right job, set your priorities right. I was a part time student for two semesters so I can be more flexible for my work hours. If you're worried about your financial aid, take a year off.

Texas has more jobs than any other states right now and places around college always has part-time low paying jobs.

I will check out that website, thanks.

 

[Neurocentric]

What about maintaining NY residency? Are you just starting undergrad? You might like Texas now, but realize by the time you graduate you miss NY afterall.

I was born and raised in NY, but I have lived in two other states besides NY (Texas included) and a main factor is money. New York (not upstate, but near the city) is pretty expensive and I could not live there on my own with a minimum wage job. Jobs are even harder to come by there. So, no, I won't miss it, lol.