Getting Residency

There's a western sort of reciprocity program I would look into. I can't recall what it's called, but most U of (state) universities are part of it. It's 150% of state tuition I believe and requires it's own application.

Other than that, I took this route but in California. I looked around a lot and for the programs I was applying to, the University of Minnesota was actually one of the most expensive and the Minnesota/Wisconsin/Iowa and whatever reciprocity meant a student from Wisconsin could go to the UofM cheaper than I could. Anyway, I decided to avoid all that and look elsewhere. Generally the requirements are mostly the same, but final call will be what your University says.

General things to note: Usually a campus address isn't counted in establishing residency, but there are other things you can do.
Bring car to state and register it in that state as soon as possible, as well as getting your Drivers license and insurance there. Pay state income tax. Register to vote there. Get a library card locally. If you are living off campus, get all of the utilities in your name. Change your phone number to a local number.

They generally look at the first major step you take in which the easiest is registering to vote/getting your drivers license. For me, they didn't consider this valid since I didn't even have a car, so they started my 1 year 7 months after I had moved to CA when I actually purchased a car in state and had it insured there. A few months later I moved to what was considered "off campus" although still student housing. So it took 1 year and 7 months for me to get residency since I lived in the dorms my first year. If I had lived outside of the dorms, it would have taken exactly 1 year.

I would just expect that you will pay out of state tuition for your first year and then the following fall when you're working out your finances.

RachyThere's a western sort of reciprocity program I would look into. I can't recall what it's called, but most U of (state) universities are part of it. It's 150% of state tuition I believe and requires it's own application.

Other than that, I took this route but in California. I looked around a lot and for the programs I was applying to, the University of Minnesota was actually one of the most expensive and the Minnesota/Wisconsin/Iowa and whatever reciprocity meant a student from Wisconsin could go to the UofM cheaper than I could. Anyway, I decided to avoid all that and look elsewhere. Generally the requirements are mostly the same, but final call will be what your University says.

General things to note: Usually a campus address isn't counted in establishing residency, but there are other things you can do.
Bring car to state and register it in that state as soon as possible, as well as getting your Drivers license and insurance there. Pay state income tax. Register to vote there. Get a library card locally. If you are living off campus, get all of the utilities in your name. Change your phone number to a local number.

They generally look at the first major step you take in which the easiest is registering to vote/getting your drivers license. For me, they didn't consider this valid since I didn't even have a car, so they started my 1 year 7 months after I had moved to CA when I actually purchased a car in state and had it insured there. A few months later I moved to what was considered "off campus" although still student housing. So it took 1 year and 7 months for me to get residency since I lived in the dorms my first year. If I had lived outside of the dorms, it would have taken exactly 1 year.

I would just expect that you will pay out of state tuition for your first year and then the following fall when you're working out your finances.

WUE is what youre talking about I think, with the 150% state tuition. Western undergraduate exchange i believe

WUE won't let you get in state. If you crunch the numbers for a place like u of u it can be lots cheaper to take a big hit the first year and get residency and make it cheaper for the next few. If you can get a decent scholarship for your freshman year do it. Utahs much easier than most but I'd recommend taking summer classes while getting residency because 1. It costs instate and 2. It makes the process much easier

K-Dot.WUE won't let you get in state. If you crunch the numbers for a place like u of u it can be lots cheaper to take a big hit the first year and get residency and make it cheaper for the next few. If you can get a decent scholarship for your freshman year do it. Utahs much easier than most but I'd recommend taking summer classes while getting residency because 1. It costs instate and 2. It makes the process much easier

Yeah I've looked into the WUE and thats why I want residency.

So im a senior in HS this year, if I take summer classes at whatever college i plan on attending out of state it will be in state or are you saying i should take some classes in my hometown before going out of state?

.lenconYeah I've looked into the WUE and thats why I want residency.

So im a senior in HS this year, if I take summer classes at whatever college i plan on attending out of state it will be in state or are you saying i should take some classes in my hometown before going out of state?

figure out where you want to go to school and move there as soon as you possibly can if you want the in state tuition to begin on year 2.

Like if you want to go to Utah, get accepted to the school you want to go to. Move there for the summer and enroll in a community college. You can check with the university if the credits will transfer. You'll pay very little, and be 4 courses ahead. You'll also be living off campus for 3 months and that should start your year starting point. So that on year 2 of college, you'll be able to apply for financial aid with residency status.

For me, out of state tuition was based on credits. 12 units was considered full time (3 classes) but 4 is what you needed to graduate in 4 years. It was around $1000 a course, so I saved $3000 my first year just by tacking on an extra course for 3 other quarters once I had residency. Most of my first year I took 1 GE and 2 Upper devision classes. I was usually the only freshmen in those classes, but I figured I only had 3 classes to deal with so it would make the 5 course quarters easier.

Check out wue and other scholarship options. Utah is definitely easier than Montana tho.

http://www.montana.edu/registrar/Residency.html

I personally chose not to pursue it because in the end it was only a $4k difference in tution over 4 years for me. While that's still a decent chunk of change, that doesn't factor in the fact that I would either have had to take this year off or only take 6 credits per semester, which is a terrible investment with out of state tuition imo. Another thing I considered, which may or may not apply, would have been having to register my truck in my name and switch it to my own insurance policy instead of my parents which would have increased my rates.

dbl post, srry

the comments about moving to wherever you plan on going to school asap are spot on. At least at MSU, you can have the requirement of living in the dorms as a freshman if you have a lease in your name before school starts.

Also consider community college for the first year while you're gaining residency if you are certain the credits will transfer and are applicable, paying full tuition for things like college algebrah and intro writing isn't worth it if you can't test out of those classes.

It is going to be different at every school. I work at a 2 year public in Oregon and we are about the easiest of anyplace. Just live here for 90 days before the term and you can get in state. We even let people gain residence while they are enrolled so everyone can pay instate by their 2nd term. Most other schools in Oregon are more strict and some of the 4 year schools will require students to document a full year living in state as a non-student.
Long and short of it, just check carefully at every school that you are thinking about.

i got my residency reclassification for tuition purposes in utah about 2 months ago. shoot me any questions you'd like. it's really easy.

you basically have to prove you lived in the state for 12 continuous months (really easy to do via transcripts if you're going to school). you can also use credit card statements or pay stubs from an employer in utah if you plan on working. this also means staying the next summer (i took a small summer course load and worked). they allow you to spend like 29 or 30 (can't remember exactly) days out of state. note that while this seems like a very fixed number, it's not a huge deal if you go over. i went home for xmas break (about 20 days), the break in between spring and summer semester (about 18 days), and the break between summer semester and this fall semester (another 18 days or so). if you can show them that you're taking on-campus courses fall, spring, and summer, you generally won't have a problem.

you also need to obtain a utah driver's license and register to vote in utah. you can knock out both of those at one day at the DMV, just make sure you do everything before the deadline to establish domiciliary ties (May 1?).

last thing is your parents can't claim you as dependents on their tax returns that year. while it might cost them a couple thousand bucks on their tax returns, it will be minuscule compared to the money you save on tuition in the following 3-4 years.

do all that, fill out the application with all of your documented proof, and get it in by the July 1st deadline, and you should have no problems getting residency in utah.

brotoi got my residency reclassification for tuition purposes in utah about 2 months ago. shoot me any questions you'd like. it's really easy.

you basically have to prove you lived in the state for 12 continuous months (really easy to do via transcripts if you're going to school). you can also use credit card statements or pay stubs from an employer in utah if you plan on working. this also means staying the next summer (i took a small summer course load and worked). they allow you to spend like 29 or 30 (can't remember exactly) days out of state. note that while this seems like a very fixed number, it's not a huge deal if you go over. i went home for xmas break (about 20 days), the break in between spring and summer semester (about 18 days), and the break between summer semester and this fall semester (another 18 days or so). if you can show them that you're taking on-campus courses fall, spring, and summer, you generally won't have a problem.

you also need to obtain a utah driver's license and register to vote in utah. you can knock out both of those at one day at the DMV, just make sure you do everything before the deadline to establish domiciliary ties (May 1?).

last thing is your parents can't claim you as dependents on their tax returns that year. while it might cost them a couple thousand bucks on their tax returns, it will be minuscule compared to the money you save on tuition in the following 3-4 years.

do all that, fill out the application with all of your documented proof, and get it in by the July 1st deadline, and you should have no problems getting residency in utah.

Thank you so much

Another thing I just remembered is a friend of mine used a family members adress when they applied. Does this actually work or do they crack down on you?

.lenconThank you so much

Another thing I just remembered is a friend of mine used a family members adress when they applied. Does this actually work or do they crack down on you?

What do you mean? When you apply to school or for residency?

brotoWhat do you mean? When you apply to school or for residency?

For school. They lived here in Idaho and they applied as a resident in Utah under aunt/uncles address. Im not sure if it worked, i can't remember. But if people do do that, i have family in Utah that would more than happily agree to help me save some cash.

brotonote that while this seems like a very fixed number, it's not a huge deal if you go over. i went home for xmas break (about 20 days), the break in between spring and summer semester (about 18 days), and the break between summer semester and this fall semester (another 18 days or so). if you can show them that you're taking on-campus courses fall, spring, and summer, you generally won't have a problem.

Ben is right as the 29 days are not a big deal IF you take summer classes. However I didn't and it was a shit show of me having to appeal. Although I was there the whole summer they literally nit-picked every single day that they could against me. It was a frustrating process of me being guilty until proven innocent. I strongly recommend taking summer classes to avoid what I had to put up with.

As for using another address, I wouldn't try it. They know where you went to high school for the last four years. I don't see them just letting it slide.

K-Dot.Ben is right as the 29 days are not a big deal IF you take summer classes. However I didn't and it was a shit show of me having to appeal. Although I was there the whole summer they literally nit-picked every single day that they could against me. It was a frustrating process of me being guilty until proven innocent. I strongly recommend taking summer classes to avoid what I had to put up with.

As for using another address, I wouldn't try it. They know where you went to high school for the last four years. I don't see them just letting it slide.

True. I think if I do go to Utah ill go to Weber State or USU my first year because I can get some good deals from where I live in Idaho. So that might be a good way to get residency too.

Im still wondering how MSU will work out tho.

.lenconTrue. I think if I do go to Utah ill go to Weber State or USU my first year because I can get some good deals from where I live in Idaho. So that might be a good way to get residency too.

Im still wondering how MSU will work out tho.

I have a friend who went to SLCC for two semesters to get residency, definitely an option I'd suggest if you wanna live in Salt Lake and eventually go to the U.

As for MSU, it's a great school but its a smaller town obviously. Dope people and great skiing. That was my number 2 but coming from Idaho Falls I just wanted a bigger atmosphere and good skiing, hence the U.

K-Dot.I have a friend who went to SLCC for two semesters to get residency, definitely an option I'd suggest if you wanna live in Salt Lake and eventually go to the U.

As for MSU, it's a great school but its a smaller town obviously. Dope people and great skiing. That was my number 2 but coming from Idaho Falls I just wanted a bigger atmosphere and good skiing, hence the U.

OH hey idahomie;)

and thanks man, ill look into it. Also thanks for all of the responses so far

Has anyone gone to a cheaper college in Montana then to MSU?

Or have you done the same in Utah? If the credits transfer I would like to do that instead of paying 30k+ my first year haha

So here's my options for MSU after checking.

1. Go work for a year and get residency. Only thing is, I don't really want to take a year off.

2. I could work for a little bit, then pay a semester of out of state, get residency, then go to school full time as a resident.

3. I could go to school straight away with the WUE program or pay out of state first year.