I'm unsure how this happened, but my oldest is a senior in HS this year.
She is contemplating going out-of-state for college. I would like to avoid paying out-of-state tuition for 4 years because I'm stingy.
I recently learned that Utah is uniquely permissive with qualifying for in-state residency after 12 months of continuous residency --- including time spent in school. Most other states exclude time spent in school (e.g. the U of U's policy: https://admissions.utah.edu/information ... xceptions/). This means that my child would simply have to work in UT for the summer after her freshman year to hit the 12 month requirement (assuming she changes her driver's license, voter registration, does not leave UT for more than 29 days, etc), but that seems pretty easy to accomplish. If my child could pull this off, then we'd pay out of state for 1 year + in-state for 3 years. Much more palatable than out-of-state for four years.
She's a good student, so merit-based aid is potentially at play at non-elite schools. Not sure how that plays into this whole equation.
I have three questions for my fellow Bogleheads:
* Are you aware of any other states that are similarly permissive?
* Has anyone's kid successfully pulled this off (in UT or elsewhere)?
* Am I overlooking any other obvious strategies?
Thanks in advance!
She is contemplating going out-of-state for college. I would like to avoid paying out-of-state tuition for 4 years because I'm stingy.
I recently learned that Utah is uniquely permissive with qualifying for in-state residency after 12 months of continuous residency --- including time spent in school. Most other states exclude time spent in school (e.g. the U of U's policy: https://admissions.utah.edu/information ... xceptions/). This means that my child would simply have to work in UT for the summer after her freshman year to hit the 12 month requirement (assuming she changes her driver's license, voter registration, does not leave UT for more than 29 days, etc), but that seems pretty easy to accomplish. If my child could pull this off, then we'd pay out of state for 1 year + in-state for 3 years. Much more palatable than out-of-state for four years.
She's a good student, so merit-based aid is potentially at play at non-elite schools. Not sure how that plays into this whole equation.
I have three questions for my fellow Bogleheads:
* Are you aware of any other states that are similarly permissive?
* Has anyone's kid successfully pulled this off (in UT or elsewhere)?
* Am I overlooking any other obvious strategies?
Thanks in advance!
Statistics: Posted by FrugalProfessor — Tue Jul 09, 2024 7:36 pm — Replies 3 — Views 242