Shahg620

I'm currently a High School senior in Maryland but my family is moving to Texas and buying a house there after I graduate (May/June). Once we get to Texas, I will be commuting from that house. I know I have to pay out of state tuition the first year, but I need to know if I will be able to start paying In state tuition the second year of living there or if I have to pay out of state tuition all 4 years. By the way, I'm planning on going to the University of Houston. Thanks!

'rentof2

This is from University of Houston's website:

"Dependent students may base residency on a parent or court-appointed legal guardian. The parent or court-appointed legal guardian, however, must have resided and established domicile in Texas for 12 consecutive months."

University of Houston : Residency Requirements

If your plan would be to pay out-of-state the first year, and then switch to in-state, I would call admissions and make sure that's possible. Make sure they know you would be living with your parents over that first year, and that when your parents and you have lived there for 12 months you hope to be paying in-state rates.

Usually public colleges will not let your establish residency just by virtue of being in the state as a student, but since you're parents will be living there it may be different.

Or else you could move with your parents but put off beginning college for year.

Call and ask!

mildred

If you are to be commuting from a house in Texas that your parents are to buy then you would still have to call your University and ask (as "'rentof2" pointed out), but I would assume you would be alright after one full year of residency.

The best way to learn of these things is to e mail about. That way you have written proof of all the rules and whatnot they will throw at you.

One can infer that if you are to be a commuter student from a house your parents will be buying, then after one full year you might be considered an instate student. Your parents would have a copy of their mortgage and all of that and that would be some stable proof of your housing situation. And you would have your drivers license, scads of mail, and whatnot with the house's address on it.

So, if you e mail and/or call about and find out that you would be alright. Then the next thing you need to think of is if you want to pay out of state tuition for a year. Like, do you have a great scholarship or fin aid offer? Or would your parents be paying that?