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Does anyone know how hard it is to get residency for the Temple tuition reduction? Do I have to buy a house?
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What if I dont own a car? I can get the PA license no problem, but I really wanna know if buying a house is a must....
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Pay a round of taxes in your location of choice. Property taxes for the city, income and auto excise for state. Governments tend to be suckers for that.
There really is no set scheme you can take to guarantee residency for in-state tuition purposes. However, there are some things you can do to enhance your chances. The best thing for you to do is to take all the necessary steps 12 months before the term you wish to get in-state tuition. For example, I wish to get in-state tuition beginning spring semester of D-1 at UNC. So, I called UNC and asked what are some appropriate steps I can take to achieve this. Note, no one can give you a for-sure sheme to follow, as no one can predict policy chages. Since I want in-state tuition spring semester of D-1, I had to make sure to acheive as much as I could before Dec 31st 2003 [12 months before the term I want in-state tuition]. The school will most likely start the clock at the point at which the greater weight of evidence was gathered, so do as much as you can as soon as you can. I believe the school wants to make sure that you are not there solely for academic purposes, and that you were PHYSICALLY in the state. Here is what I did:
-Dec 5th, 2003: leased a place in Duck, NC
-Dec 8th, 2003: attained NC driver liscense
-Dec 8th, 2003: registered to vote
*Note: I had pretty much full control of the above. There are some things, I believe, the school knows you don't have much control over--like buying a house and buying a car. These are huge investments, and plus most students' parents own their cars. So, what did I do?
-Jan 19th, 2004: bought car from dad [It took me a while to make the money to buy this car, and I would hope the school knows this.]
-Jan 19th, 2004: Insured my car in NC
-Jan 21st, 2004: Will register my car in NC
I strongly believe the most important steps I have taken have been establishing my domicile in Duck, getting a NC liscence, and registering to vote before Dec 31st, 2003. I hope that buying my dad's car from him and getting it resistered and insured in NC are mere extras that prove my INTENT to STAY in NC, as not EVERYONE can just go out and buy a car [or house], but most everyone CAN register to vote, lease a place, and get a driver liscence in the state in which they wish to establish residency. Notice, though, that as soon as I bought my car I insured it and will resiter it ASAP after I bought it. I intend to demonstrate to UNC that I am truly committed to NC. I can only cross my fingers and hope that the greater weight of evidence demonstrates that I established my domicile in NC 12 months before the term I wish to get in-state tuition rates. Nonetheless, there is no guarantee and you will not know for sure until the time comes.
I hope this helps people!
pm me with any questions🙂
-Richard
-Dec 5th, 2003: leased a place in Duck, NC
-Dec 8th, 2003: attained NC driver liscense
-Dec 8th, 2003: registered to vote
*Note: I had pretty much full control of the above. There are some things, I believe, the school knows you don't have much control over--like buying a house and buying a car. These are huge investments, and plus most students' parents own their cars. So, what did I do?
-Jan 19th, 2004: bought car from dad [It took me a while to make the money to buy this car, and I would hope the school knows this.]
-Jan 19th, 2004: Insured my car in NC
-Jan 21st, 2004: Will register my car in NC
I strongly believe the most important steps I have taken have been establishing my domicile in Duck, getting a NC liscence, and registering to vote before Dec 31st, 2003. I hope that buying my dad's car from him and getting it resistered and insured in NC are mere extras that prove my INTENT to STAY in NC, as not EVERYONE can just go out and buy a car [or house], but most everyone CAN register to vote, lease a place, and get a driver liscence in the state in which they wish to establish residency. Notice, though, that as soon as I bought my car I insured it and will resiter it ASAP after I bought it. I intend to demonstrate to UNC that I am truly committed to NC. I can only cross my fingers and hope that the greater weight of evidence demonstrates that I established my domicile in NC 12 months before the term I wish to get in-state tuition rates. Nonetheless, there is no guarantee and you will not know for sure until the time comes.
I hope this helps people!
pm me with any questions🙂
-Richard
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Got off the phone with a Temple rep today and I had asked her about the residency requirement. She is sending me stuff in the mail, but over the phone, she had informed me that buying property is the way to go....although it is still not a guarantee, she informed me that every student that has purchased property in Pennsylvania has obtained residency status.
Anyways, the tuition for a Penn resident is $26000/year....now thats not bad at all....
Anyways, the tuition for a Penn resident is $26000/year....now thats not bad at all....
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Richard,
Glad to hear the drivers liscence went off without a hitch. Good luck establishing residency.
Glad to hear the drivers liscence went off without a hitch. Good luck establishing residency.
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