state residency

[gsinccom]

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Is anyone aware which state schools grant residency to students after 1 year or what their general polcies are to out of state students in granting resident tuition rates? SUNY is the only school that advertises it as an option after 1 year. Houston appears to but they want you to have lived and worked there at least 1 year before school starts. Michigan appears to not to be an option as they only select 1 or 2 students each year from out of state. I seem to recall that Ohio State's policy was similar to that of Houston. Indiana wasn't very forward about it and seemed to suggest that it wasn't an option. I can't remember what I heard from Missouri but also seem to recall a similar to response to that of Indiana's. What about UAB? What about Nova and Oklahoma?

thanks for your feedback.

 

[Kristene9]

Is anyone aware which state schools grant residency to students after 1 year? SUNY is the only school that advertises it. Houston appears to but they want you to have lived and worked there at least 1 year before school starts. Michigan appears to not to be an option as they only select 1 or 2 students each year from out of state. I seem to recall that Ohio State's policy was similar to that of Houston. Indiana wasn't very forward about it and seemed to suggest that it wasn't an option. I can't remember what I heard from Missouri but also seem to recall a similar to response to that of Indiana's. What about UAB? What about Nova and Oklahoma?

thanks for your feedback.

Texas and Oklahoma have a lot of rules about residency. For both, you ether have to marry a resident of the state or work for a year in the state without going to school and be an independent on your tax forms. In Texas you might have to own land but I'm not sure.

Come on, you know you have always wanted to marry an Okie deep down 😉

UAB allows residency after your first year. They have a sheet of things you have to do, but all are completely do-able.

 

[Renabeana77]

I've actually been looking into this myself. From what I've been able to gather it is very hard to claim residency in Indiana if you are just going to school there. I think they have a bunch of requirements making it near impossible to get residency there unless you find a loophole or something.

Ohio seems to encourage claiming residency after a year so I'm assuming it is a pretty easy thing to do, although I have yet to really look into it beyond that statement.

I live here in florida and I'm not totally sure about NOVA but I think it might be hard to claim residency here as well if only coming here to go to school.

 

[Hines302]

gsincom.... could you post some of the links where you found that information (for Ohio and Indiana? I live in Michigan but am not sure that I want to go to MCO - Ferris. Is it true that Indiana is hard to claim residency in? That was one of the schools where I applied too and was hoping to go. Thanks

 

[Renabeana77]

gsincom.... could you post some of the links where you found that information (for Ohio and Indiana? I live in Michigan but am not sure that I want to go to MCO - Ferris. Is it true that Indiana is hard to claim residency in? That was one of the schools where I applied too and was hoping to go. Thanks

http://www.indiana.edu/~iupubs/bulletin.html#residency

Here is the bulletin for Indiana University. If you go to the section entitled "Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status for Indiana University Fee Purposes" you will see what you have to do to qualifty for residency. Hope that helps!

 

[gsinccom]

http://www.indiana.edu/~iupubs/bulletin.html#residency

Here is the bulletin for Indiana University. If you go to the section entitled "Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status for Indiana University Fee Purposes" you will see what you have to do to qualifty for residency. Hope that helps!

I found all my info on the websites of the schools and by e-mailing admissions officers. Some admissions officers weren't very upfront about things and so that is why I threw the ? out to this forum.
So at UAB that is the real deal? After 1 year residency status is obtained for tuition purposes? How do I find this "sheet of things needed to do"?
thanks

 

[Ning]

Hey,

The schools you can obtain in-state residency for sure are UCBSO and SUNY. I think it's almost impossible to become a resident for IU, unless perhaps you marry someone??

Ning-Ju

 

[Kristene9]

I found all my info on the websites of the schools and by e-mailing admissions officers. Some admissions officers weren't very upfront about things and so that is why I threw the ? out to this forum.
So at UAB that is the real deal? After 1 year residency status is obtained for tuition purposes? How do I find this "sheet of things needed to do"?
thanks

If you call the admissions office they will go over it with you, but you can get resedency after your 1st year easily. You will pay out of state the first year though. I'm guessing you know that the Private schools like SCO, NOVA, and Pacific are the same price for everyone.

In a private message you asked me why I picked UAB. I applied to PCO, Pacific, Houston (I'm a Texas Resident),SCO, and UAB. I was accepted by all expect SCO because I turned down there interview. I also went to undergrad in Oklahoma, so I looked at that school and I just didn’t want to be stuck out there for 4 years, but the school was impressive!

At UAB, I was very impressed by the medical center and also wanted the opportunity to do a masters. Houston is a GREAT school, and I actually really liked it, but I just saw this as an opportunity to get away from home. It was an incredibility hard decision between UAB, and Pacific. In the end I felt that UAB was the smarter choice. Its about 30K less in tuition and fees alone, they have a VERY good reputation on the boards, and its far enough away that I really am completely on my own 🙂. Let me know if you have any questions, I'll try to answer them as honestly as possible. Keep in mind that we are having mid-terms right now, and no matter what school your at, classes from 8-5 then studying in the Library till 11 just sucks. My thoughts about UAB might be a little jaded for awhile 😉

 

[gsinccom]

If you call the admissions office they will go over it with you, but you can get resedency after your 1st year easily. You will pay out of state the first year though. I'm guessing you know that the Private schools like SCO, NOVA, and Pacific are the same price for everyone.

In a private message you asked me why I picked UAB. I applied to PCO, Pacific, Houston (I'm a Texas Resident),SCO, and UAB. I was accepted by all expect SCO because I turned down there interview. I also went to undergrad in Oklahoma, so I looked at that school and I just didn’t want to be stuck out there for 4 years, but the school was impressive!

At UAB, I was very impressed by the medical center and also wanted the opportunity to do a masters. Houston is a GREAT school, and I actually really liked it, but I just saw this as an opportunity to get away from home. It was an incredibility hard decision between UAB, and Pacific. In the end I felt that UAB was the smarter choice. Its about 30K less in tuition and fees alone, they have a VERY good reputation on the boards, and its far enough away that I really am completely on my own 🙂. Let me know if you have any questions, I'll try to answer them as honestly as possible. Keep in mind that we are having mid-terms right now, and no matter what school your at, classes from 8-5 then studying in the Library till 11 just sucks. My thoughts about UAB might be a little jaded for awhile 😉

Kristene,

thanks for the heads up. I do know about the private schools but as far as Nova is concerned I'm a bit lost cause they actually give Florida residents lower tuition. Wondering why you turned down the invite at SCO? I've heard a lot of good things about SCO (especially on this forum).SCO has the lowest tuition among all privates schools (other than Puerto Rico) and loads of scholarships so I'm thinking cost would likely come out the same as UAB after all is said and done. Why UAB over SCO, then (in your opinion, of course)? What about PCO...you said you applied there too? Thanks and Best of luck on your exams🙂

 

[Kristene9]

Kristene,

thanks for the heads up. I do know about the private schools but as far as Nova is concerned I'm a bit lost cause they actually give Florida residents lower tuition. Wondering why you turned down the invite at SCO? I've heard a lot of good things about SCO (especially on this forum).SCO has the lowest tuition among all privates schools (other than Puerto Rico) and loads of scholarships so I'm thinking cost would likely come out the same as UAB after all is said and done. Why UAB over SCO, then (in your opinion, of course)? What about PCO...you said you applied there too? Thanks and Best of luck on your exams🙂

I've heard very good things about SCO but I wanted to be located on a campus like UH, Pacific, or UAB. It probably would have been smart to go to the interview, though. A guy that I went to undergrad with went after I declined and said out of PCO, Nova, and SCO that he thought by far SCO had the best school. I've always heard that there clinic is great. Although UAB's clinic has great potential, SCO's is probably sees more patients at the moment. We have just renovated our clinic so I think our patent base will grow. I also didn’t like the fact that SCO is in a very bad part of town. I don’t want to go to a school that you have to worry about walking out to your car at night.

I didn’t pick PCO for the same reasons that I didn’t interview at SCO. I didn’t like Philly, I didn't really feel safe, and I like the college atmosphere.

My option is, you should apply to those schools that you like the city and could see yourself there and are willing to paying to pay the tuition. Then after the interviews, just pick the one you like the most. I think there is more to the optometry school then what you learn in the classroom and in clinics then the education, althought not for the next three weeks for me 😛. All the schools are good and in the end, it really doesn’t matter were you get your OD. If you want to practice in a certain state you should go to school in that state if they have one, because you can make very valuable contacts that could be potential jobs. Other then that, it doesn't really matter.