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10-06-2012, 12:58 PM
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| Uof Oregon gaining in-state residence
My daughter is from N. California, visited U of Oregon and loved it, felt like a perfect fit for her. I cannot afford out of state tuition. I've read she can take up to 8 credits per quarter for a year (expensive) prove she is there for reasons other than going to school (odd but ok), get a part time job, change her drivers license to Oregonian, after a year she has her Oregon residency and she can apply for in-state.
Have any other parents tried this approach? How was your experience? Any pit-falls I need to be aware of? With Prop 30 only having a 50/50 chance of passing Im assuming many California kids will be going out of state.
I'd love to hear from anyone!
Thanks
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10-06-2012, 01:05 PM
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I doubt that it is THAT easy to gain instate residency for tuition purposes in Oregon. Undergrad students typically are the residents of the state in which their PARENTS reside regardless of whether the parents are supporting them...or not.
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10-06-2012, 04:58 PM
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10-06-2012, 05:25 PM
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#6 | | Super Moderator
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^While UO participates in WUE, it does not include CA residents.
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10-06-2012, 06:16 PM
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WUE is idiosyncratic. I'm not sure what the reasons are that some schools are participants and others not. I have heard a lot of CA kids feeling a little peeved that UO isn't WUE for for them but is in some cases for other OOS kids, but there isn't a single UC that is WUE for OR kids. Is it some kind of reciprocation formula? I know a couple (at least) northern CA CSUs are WUE, and Southern Oregon U is WUE (lots of CA students there now) -- but I'm curious how those determinations are made as to which are WUE, which are not, why for some states and not others, etc.
BTW, nansaidh, my D graduated from UO last June. It was a great experience all around for her. (We're in-state, though, so not so much a financial challenge, of course.)
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10-06-2012, 08:09 PM
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Even IF the daughter is financially independent...this will not guarantee that she would get instate tuition in a state in which her PARENTS do not reside. Plus being financially independent would mean that she is paying ALL of her bills including any college tuition costs (at that OOS rate), all housing and utility costs, food, clothing, insurance...everything. AND she would need to be able to document that she had earned the income to do so.
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10-06-2012, 09:10 PM
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I read the financial affidavit that noimagination posted. I was about to post the same link. A student has to be providing more than half of their support, not been claimed as a dependent for the current or prior year by anyone other an a spouse, and not enrolled for more than 8 credits.
This is going to probably be next to impossible for a kid still in high school for freshman year, and really hard for a second year student. Probably going to mean another extra year to get tax years in line with school years.
Few of us think it's a good idea to send an 18 year old to a new state to live in an apartment and work mostly full time while attending CC 8 hours a week. And keep track of every dollar we send to not go over the limit. For Oregon? It's a nice place, but is it worth taking 6 years and sacrificing a normal first two years?
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10-06-2012, 10:14 PM
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I believe that UO dropped their participation in WUE for 2013-14.
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10-06-2012, 10:19 PM
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What did she love about Oregon?
What are her stats?
maybe we can suggest other similar schools for her.
Frankly, it's a large state flagship....likely there are 10+ other Flagships that would be a similar fit.
when you add 24 quarter credits at OOS rates to her iiving expenses (including rent, utilities, car, cell phone, health insurance, etc), how is her part time job supposed to pay for half of that???
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10-06-2012, 11:10 PM
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If she likes U of O, has she looked at Humboldt?
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10-06-2012, 11:20 PM
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WUE is idiosyncratic. I'm not sure what the reasons are that some schools are participants and others not. I have heard a lot of CA kids feeling a little peeved that UO isn't WUE for for them but is in some cases for other OOS kids, but there isn't a single UC that is WUE for OR kids. Is it some kind of reciprocation formula? I know a couple (at least) northern CA CSUs are WUE, and Southern Oregon U is WUE (lots of CA students there now) -- but I'm curious how those determinations are made as to which are WUE, which are not, why for some states and not others, etc.
| Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Decisions are made on an institutional and in some cases program-specific level.
I am not aware of any restrictions specific to California students...is there documentation to support that claim?
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10-06-2012, 11:49 PM
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In the list of California schools in WUE, it looks like the non-impacted or least-impacted CSUs, which presumably have excess capacity that is not filled with California residents or non-residents paying normal non-resident price.
It would not be surprising if schools in other states decided to participate or not in WUE on this basis. The existence of restrictions by major indicates that some schools may allow WUE tuition only for non-impacted majors.
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10-06-2012, 11:57 PM
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noimagination,
I would link to the webpage but the UO FA site seems to be down right now. So for the time being, you'll just have to take the word of 2 OR residents and long time, reliable (?) CC members for that 'claim'  .
Edit: Sorry I missed the other post about UO not participating at all for next year. Although I can't get onto the UO FA site right now, a Search on the UO website for WUE gives as the top result: Quote:
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) | Office of Student ...
Western Undergraduate Exchange scholarships will not be offered to new students entering after the fall of 2012. Past WUE scholarship offers to student will be ...
| Looks the CA exclusion a moot point.
Last edited by entomom; 10-07-2012 at 12:11 AM.
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