Qualifying for instate tuition in grad school

SimpleLife
Wed, 20 May 2015 15:01:53 +0000

I am familiar with several graduate schools that have policies to grant in-state residency after the first year. I agree with the other posters that each school handles this differently and that policies should be readily available online or via your daughter’s department’s grad school office or via her FA office. My most recent grad student’s department (the grad school portion) actually handled those matters.

In fact, I know of several schools that require their grad students to apply for in-state residency prior to beginning their second year. My oldest had to. It’s somehow cheaper or better for the school (cannot remember how), and the student benefits, too. (Is it simply because their scholarships, grants, and fellowships go farther with in-state rates? Can’t remember right now.)