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So I am planning on moving to Utah for school. Obviously I'm hoping I will get in state tuition after just 1 year, but I have read that in most states you can't get in state tuition if your sole purpose is just to go to school?
Does anybody know exactly the terms for Utah? Anything I need to look into?
Thanks!!
The idea behind in-state tuition is that residents who have been working and paying taxes for years benefit by reduced tuition at State Colleges for their kids. YOUR best deal is to go in state where your own parents have been paying taxes and working. Unless your family moved to Utah before you completed your Junior year of HS, it's going to be difficult to prove residency.
You have to establish residency in the new state. So you can't just move to Utah, go to school, and hope that the second year you'll get in state tuition.
You have to completely cut all ties with your previous residence, this means getting a new DL, registering your car, get a job, etc. This also won't work if someone else (your parents) can claim you as a dependent. If they continue to claim you on their taxes, you won't be able to establish residency or get in state tuition in Utah.
From what I have read regarding some Utah colleges/universities, they are one of the few states which encourage the student to establish residency and then qualify for in-state tuition. This can still vary by college though, so definitely check on each potential college's website.
For other states, typically the residency is established by your parents (assuming you are under the age of 24).
Other posters are right in that there is no set time, it depends on whether or not you are a resident of the state. What I am saying is that in many states it takes a year to establish residency. The exact rules vary. Get a lease, driver's license, get your mail forwarded to you from the old address, etc., pay taxes. A year after you move and start doing all of these you can usually say that you are a resident.
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