<p>Charlie, a person must have lived in PA as a permanent resident for at least 12 months prior to their initial enrollment at Penn State. This is on the PSU website. Most state schools will require you to take a year off from college, and sometimes 2 years, and sometimes pay income taxes in the state for that period as well, unless in some cases where your parents have not been claiming you as a dependent on their tax returns for some time. This ain’t easy.</p>