Curious About International Institutions

b_r_um
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:37:58 +0000

^ I bet there’s more to the story. Probably your friend received a scholarship that waived the out-of-state tuition portion. The other alternative is that he was on a visa other than a student visa. (“Temporary” visa holders are allowed to establish state residency but it must be a temporary visa with immigration intent, not a student or tourist visa.)