<p>I want to go to Barnard College, which is a Columbia affiliate in New York City. (I am originally from Pennsylvania.) The NYPD has a Cadet program that I really, really want to apply for/join when I go to college. But one of the requirements is that the Cadets must be residents of NYC.</p>
<p>I heard that Barnard/Columbia – like other colleges – rent out dorms for students during the summer, and I plan to live on campus (or at least, in NYC) all year round. Since I would have to wait until the summer after my sophomore year of college to apply for the Cadet program, and i would TECHNICALLY have been living in NYC for two full years, would I be considered a resident of NYC??</p>
<p>(If I had a P.O. box for my mail, and the dorm as my address…?)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>There are very specific requirements by each university as to what defines in-state for tuition purposes. Usually you would have to be self-supporting as well as meet the minumum residency requirement. If your parents are supporting you and claiming you on there taxes, you are probably not a resident unless they live in NY, at least for the school’s purposes. I’m sure the NYPD defines residency completely differently. You will have to call the cadet program to see what they consider a resident and when you would qualify. If you maintain a year round address there, you might qualify. However you might also have to pay taxes there to qualify.</p>
<p>The cadet program will be able to tell you what you must do to become a resident. In addition to the things previously mentioned, you will have to change your voter’s registration and driver’s license. The fact that you will be living in university housing might difficult to prove that you are planing on staying in NY indefinitely.</p>