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wigs_34

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hey,

i attend a university where i am charged out of state tuition, but i have gone here for 3 years now and lived here over the summer. i have worked around here and pay state taxes, but my parents still claim me. however, i just swore into the bdcp program, and i have military(government) papers sayin i am a resident of this state. does anyone have any background in this area, where i can go into the enrollment services office and they'll give me in-state instead of out-of-state. basically, is my militarty id enough evidence to get me in state tuition and save me 10,000 a year? anybody have any experience with this? This might not be the best place to post this question, but just lookin for some help and info. any help would be much appreciated.
 
jg5343

jg5343

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I am pretty sure you will be good to go with an active duty ID card. Go talk to your school's registrar's office. They will be the only ones that can give you the bottom line.
 
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RickyDT34

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wigs_34 said:
hey,

i attend a university where i am charged out of state tuition, but i have gone here for 3 years now and lived here over the summer. i have worked around here and pay state taxes, but my parents still claim me. however, i just swore into the bdcp program, and i have military(government) papers sayin i am a resident of this state. does anyone have any background in this area, where i can go into the enrollment services office and they'll give me in-state instead of out-of-state. basically, is my militarty id enough evidence to get me in state tuition and save me 10,000 a year? anybody have any experience with this? This might not be the best place to post this question, but just lookin for some help and info. any help would be much appreciated.
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It depends on your school. Many state colleges give active duty members automatic residency for tuition purposes. That was the case with my school anyway. I have seen some schools that do not though.
 
usnmerritt

usnmerritt

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Definitely go to your school's financial aid department. I went to a private school here in Texas and they were extremely anal about giving anyone any discounts for military service. I was an independent filer for taxes, not claimed by anyone, self-supported, and active duty in the BDCP. Yet they STILL would not classify me as independent by their standards and continued to charge me the normal rate, while also preventing me from having access to other funding options for military servicemen.

So, it all depends on your school. The federal and state governments classified me as independent military, but my school didn't think the same way. Pain in the ass if you ask me, but if you can pull it off, more power to you!! I hope it works out because I don't want to see anyone else go through what I did!!

Good luck.
 
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navsup

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Also for many colleges the out of state tuition is going to based on your high school graduation location
 
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wigs_34

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i go to the university of rhode island. yea, i planned on going into the financial aid office, but i was hoping for a game plan or a little knowledge about it before i listen to them tell me otherwise. i think they want me to pay full tuition if they can get me to, cause they seem pretty greedy and why not if they can get the money. so, i didn't want to go in there blind, and hopefully know a little bit about what i am talking about so i can get the in state rates. but, this gets my hopes up if it worked for someone else. my basic argument is that the federal government says i live in rhode island, so how can they not give me in-state? we'll see how it goes though. any other suggestions or advice before i go in?
 
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RickyDT34

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Even if the federal government says that you are a resident of RI your school may require you to have established residency for a year before you get the in-state tuition rate.
 
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Grandmaster235

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wigs_34 said:
my basic argument is that the federal government says i live in rhode island, so how can they not give me in-state?
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Sorry, but that argument will fail. Under our consitutional system, the federal government can not dictate to a state how to define "resident." Every state is allowed to define such terms on its own. It's similar to the marriage debate.
 
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wigs_34

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so should i take another approach, a different one that might be more effective....any ideas? or just go in there with military id and see what happens? i am thinking that i can get a Rhode Island license now that I have military id, but then i would have to change registration and all that, but that would be worth it....if i go in there with RI license and military id saying i live in RI might be a little more persuasive, no?
 
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Grandmaster235

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The approach I would recommend:

1. Find out what the in-state tuition qualification reguirements are.
2. Meet those requirements.
3. Enjoy inner peace knowing that you didn't beat your head against a wall trying to argue with the registrar or cashier that has probably worked at your university for 27 years.
 
Godspeed

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Congrats

Congrats on the swearing in wigs. What are all your stats (astb, gpa, major, and community selected for)?
 
fsuchick

fsuchick

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I lived in Florida for 3 years, and they wouldn't give me in-state tuition. Until I joined the military, and sent them a Department of Defense form I filled out, stating my county and state of permanent residence. I'm trying to remember the form and where I got it. I can't remember off the top of my head, I'll look into it.
 
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