<p>D went to undergraduate out-of-state. She is now attending graduate school in-state, at the flagship state u.</p>
<p>She/we had to fill out a 6 page form “proving” in-state status, for the lower tuition rate.</p>
<p>Warning - if their is a realistic chance your S/D will be following the same route, be careful allowing your student to (i) register to vote out of state, (ii) purchase and register a car out of state, (iii) changing their permanent address to out of state.</p>
<p>I feel your pain, UMDAD. If I’m reading your screen name correctly, we could be residents of the same state - and if so, this particular flagship school is notorious for the difficulty in proving in-state status. I know. When I was considering a MAT program at this school, I had to “prove” my instate status - this despite being a home-owning, job-holding, TAX-PAYING resident for 25 years! 25 YEARS!!! </p>
<p>Yes, I got my grad and undergrad degrees from out-of-state schools over 30 years ago. Good grief.</p>
<p>I’ve been pondering if I should put a gap year in to try to get residency in Oregon (I like several of their public colleges) before transferring from community college in my current state (Washington.) I intend to eventually settle in OR anyway, so getting an apartment and job there for a year wouldn’t be a hardship. Do you think, though, that schools would still consider my move to be “for educational purposes” (and therefore not “counting” towards residency) given that I finished CC courses a year before?</p>
<p>As a military spouse, I’m always amazed that so many people think it’s so easy to get in-state tuition. At a minimum, I have to show up with my husband’s orders and a letter from the base verifying that he works there. Every semester.</p>
<p>My poor kid, when his Dad retires I wonder what state he’ll be considered a citizen of? Something else to add to the question list.</p>