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<<No, the terms in-state or OOS could not be more straight forward. Where someone is native-born has nothing to do with it.>>
Sorry, I agree with mom2collegekids on this.
If you are talking about who is paying in-state vs OOS tuition - then it's very straight forward. Or if you are talking about where students graduated from HS (which relates to the resident status) -then it is straight forward.
However, if you are trying to get a feel for the "diversity" of students (what backgrounds, experiences, cultures, etc they bring to a campus), it has no meaning.
There are MANY students considered in-state for residency purposes who have little to no connection with that state - other than the fact that they graduated HS there.
I know many kids who graduated in the past 2 years who are attending TX schools as in-state students. While all of them graduated from TX high schools, not one was in the state for more than 3 years, several for only 2 years, 1 for only 1 year.
Where were they FROM? All over the US (Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Nebraska, New York) and all over the world (UK, Norway, Canada, Venezuela, Azerbaijan). And those are only the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
If you ask my sons where they are "from" - well, first they will ask if you want the short version or the long version - but then they will tell you ......they are FROM New Orleans, they have LIVED in 3 countries on 3 continents, and they CURRENTLY LIVE in Texas.
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