what is "in-state"?

[Justins]

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hey,
my state (kentucky) and probably many other states prefer to choose applicants from in-state. UK reserves about 70% of seats for in-state applicants. I luckily go to college in state, but i'm curious as to what exactly "in-state" means.
Does someone with a residence (parent's home) in kentucky qualifiy as "in-state" if they attend a university out of state? I hope not.
thanks!

 

[tabishis]

State that you lived in for a year or more with valid state ID and/or driver's license.

 

[Mattabet]

Yeah, in Wisconsin it comes down to things like parent's house (or your house if you own one), driver's license, voting registration, and tax returns. If you have a couple of those with the word 'Kentucky' on them, you're probably golden.

 

[Justins]

State that you lived in for a year or more with valid state ID and/or driver's license.

what?
you mean a state that you've lived in for the past full year, right?
because, i've lived in different states in my childhood, that wouldn't make me "in-state" there.

so, as long as you (and not just your parents) have lived in a state for the past (whole?) one year, you are considered in-state.

thanks for answering. i was really wondering about this.

 

[Justins]

Yeah, in Wisconsin it comes down to things like parent's house (or your house if you own one), driver's license, voting registration, and tax returns. If you have a couple of those with the word 'Kentucky' on them, you're probably golden.

wow, holy crap. looks like i'm going to be facing a lot more competition than i thought. basically, anyone whose parents live in kentucky and/or have gone to high school here. that kind of is a disadvantage to those of us who acutally attend college in the state.

 

[Mattabet]

so, as long as you (and not just your parents) have lived in a state for the past (whole?) one year, you are considered in-state.

Careful, not always. Make sure you have documentation. Bereaucrats love documents. In most cases just physically residing in a place won't be enough (though owning property / paying taxes may be).

 

[Justins]

Careful, not always. Make sure you have documentation. Bereaucrats love documents. In most cases just physically residing in a place won't be enough (though owning property / paying taxes may be).

i'm in-state definately. i'm just wondering about this. luckily, i won't have to submit all this paper crap.
so, if you are someone who is trying to be "in-state", when/how/to whom would you submit these documents to?

 

[Mattabet]

In Wisconsin (where I'm in state) there's an offshoot of UW-Madison that determines your residency for tuition purposes. I didn't have to actually document it until after I was accepted. So I would expect that down the line, they'll ask you to send a form or two to a similar organization in Kentucky. But that's down the line a bit.

 

[tabishis]

what?
you mean a state that you've lived in for the past full year, right?
because, i've lived in different states in my childhood, that wouldn't make me "in-state" there.

so, as long as you (and not just your parents) have lived in a state for the past (whole?) one year, you are considered in-state.

thanks for answering. i was really wondering about this.

I lived in Illinois for 8 years and moved to Florida 14 months ago. Living 8 years in Chicago doesn't make me "in-state" applicant to med schools. I am considered an "in-state" applicant to apply to Florida med school because I get my mail at current Florida address, have Florida driver's license and renting an apartment here.

I could keep my Illinois status by keeping Illinois ID and receving some mail there but it's cheating and illegal(pretty sure).