University of Washington - in-state tuition after first year?

[cedo2017]

Hi guys,

UW-Medicine has an amazing community/rural health program that I'm really interested in but I am an out-of-state applicant.

I'm aware that their OOR acceptances are really low- but still, I was wondering if anybody knew how difficult it is to establish residency in Washington for tuition purposes after the first year?

Thanks!!

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[redferrari]

Your best resource would be the school itself.

 

[To be MD]

I am not 100% sure as this, so don't take my word as gospel... but, usually, you do not establish residency until you start working in a state. That's why people going to OOS public schools (like Berkeley, UVa, or Virginia Tech) pay a ton of money all four years.

As a medical student, all 4 years of Wash would be OOS tuition. If you were to get your residency in Wash, too, then you could apply after X amount of years of working. I'm not sure what that X is, but it's determined by state law.

Needless to say, if you're OOS or headed to a private school, debt and loans should play a huge role into what is the right 'fit' for you as a med student.

Sorry for the bummer. Maybe someone else has had success, but the whole point of IS tuition is for: to get taxpayers (workers) from that state who contribute to the states' schools to have a cheaper place to be educated cheaply within their state.... and then, as a result, to live in that state & work in the future.

 

[parachichi]

UW also has a limited number of OOR "tuition waivers" each year that reduce the OOR tuition to the same as in-state.

 

[To be MD]

Most undergraduates are not independent for purposes of incomes tax status from their parents, hence why OOS students at that level do not typically become state residents

Interesting. I'd like to find out the answer to this, as it would make the world of a difference for tuition cost for OOS schools. I had friends in undergrad who were separate from their parents, filing taxes independently, and not receiving IS tuition... so, anecdotally speaking, that doesn't seem to be the case in many states (VA & definitely CA).

 

[lu17]

@To be MD - I just looked into this process, as I grew up in Washington state and am applying to UWSOM for the 2017 cycle.

In order to qualify for in-state tuition as a financially-independent student, you must be working and residing in Washington state for at least one year prior to matriculation at UWSOM. Your presence in the state must be for non-educational purposes in order for this year to count toward establishing domicility. You must also establish legal ties in Washington state (i.e. driver's license, voter registration, etc.) during this time period.

Alternatively, if you are applying as a financially-dependent student, then you must send the UW Residency Classification Office sufficient information about your parents' domicility in Washington state for at least one year (same conditions as above). You must also be listed on your parents' most recent tax return as their dependent.

I would recommend that you check out the UW Residency Classification Office website for more exhaustive information.

Best of luck with your applications! UWSOM is an excellent school, but I'm sure that you will find a program that will fit your interests just as well 🙂

 

[To be MD]

@To be MD - I just looked into this process, as I grew up in Washington state and am applying to UWSOM for the 2017 cycle.

In order to qualify for in-state tuition as a financially-independent student, you must be working and residing in Washington state for at least one year prior to matriculation at UWSOM. Your presence in the state must be for non-educational purposes in order for this year to count toward establishing domicility. You must also establish legal ties in Washington state (i.e. driver's license, voter registration, etc.) during this time period.

Alternatively, if you are applying as a financially-dependent student, then you must send the UW Residency Classification Office sufficient information about your parents' domicility in Washington state for at least one year (same conditions as above). You must also be listed on your parents' most recent tax return as their dependent.

I would recommend that you check out the UW Residency Classification Office website for more exhaustive information.

Best of luck with your applications! UWSOM is an excellent school, but I'm sure that you will find a program that will fit your interests just as well 🙂

But, if you're not working and are just a student coming from OOS, then what I said still holds water right: being a full-time OOS med student doesn't count towards domicility (i.e. IS tuition)?

 

[LoveMed2015]

FYI - VT is not a true Commonwealth of Virginia state school - it is a partnership between Carillion Healthcare systems and Virginia Tech in Roanoke. OOS and IS students pay the same tuition. OOS students get 75% of the class seats. Virginia has very stringent rules about establishing residency, but it doesn't matter for VT. See VT tuition here. Compare this with VCU SOM which as a policy that can allow OOS students to be considered IS, but is very lengthy and could save you a ton. So always look at MSAR OOS vs IS data to know whether there is a difference in OOS/IS tuition or matriculation.

 

[To be MD]

FYI - VT is not a true Commonwealth of Virginia state school - it is a partnership between Carillion Healthcare systems and Virginia Tech in Roanoke. OOS and IS students pay the same tuition. OOS students get 75% of the class seats. Virginia has very stringent rules about establishing residency, but it doesn't matter for VT. See VT tuition here. Compare this with VCU SOM which as a policy that can allow OOS students to be considered IS, but is very lengthy and could save you a ton. So always look at MSAR OOS vs IS data to know whether there is a difference in OOS/IS tuition or matriculation.

I'm sorry if my post wasn't clear. I was writing about the general rules for establishing residency in a state. OOS students, who are not working and who are not residents, generally do not pay IS tuition and do not get to become residents of the state until they work for X amount of years within it.

Thanks for the note on VT med. I was writing about undergraduate rules. I'd love to see if there is a list of OOS residency rules for the different medical schools, complied by some angsty, thrifty premed.

 

[lu17]

But, if you're not working and are just a student coming from OOS, then what I said still holds water right: being a full-time OOS med student doesn't count towards domicility (i.e. IS tuition)?

Correct. I should have addressed my original comment to @cedo2017 for his original question. Sorry about that!

 

[LoveMed2015]

I'm sorry if my post wasn't clear. I was writing about the general rules for establishing residency in a state. OOS students, who are not working and who are not residents, generally do not pay IS tuition and do not get to become residents of the state until they work for X amount of years within it.

Thanks for the note on VT med. I was writing about undergraduate rules. I'd love to see if there is a list of OOS residency rules for the different medical schools, complied by some angsty, thrifty premed.

From my experience in the last year, every state has different rules for qualifying for IS tuition, and then every public med school may have a different set of rules usually found on that school's admission website. You should compile said list and sell it to anxious pre-meds! Best of luck.