If I was born in georgia and then moved can i still receive in state tuition?

Question

Im trying figure out how to get in state tuition for georgia tech and i was on the page and the information there is a little hazy so if someone could help me out?

Answer 1

Being born in a state does not make you a resident.

I can't find the Georgia Tech residency page on the web.  But generally, you must live in that state for 12 months prior to enrolling in college and be financially independent and not be claimed on your parents prior tax year tax forms as well as have a Georgia state drivers license, voter ID card, GA car tags... for the entire year before you as well.  It is usually very difficult to change your residency... don't do it without understanding it completely and make sure you do it right.  Most folks try, and fail... and just end up making sure they get out of state no matter where they enroll.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

In order to receive "in-state" tuition rates you must have lived in the state you're going to college in (Georgia) for the last 12 months before attending.  So if you're going to school in August 2008 then you would have had to live in Georgia (with proof - such as driver's license or voter's registration card) since July 2007.

Answer 3

Where you are born may be a factor in other states, but it has absolutely nothing to do with it in GA.  The other answers already posted are basically accurate, but there are all sorts of stipulations about your parents if you are a dependent student and one about you if you are a dependent student. You can go to http://www.gsu.edu/images/Downloadables/... for all the information on it (PDF file).  It's not a simple 12 months rule.

The other problem is when you apply to the college (been through this with a few friends), wherever you live when you apply to college is where they consider you a resident just about permanently.  One friend lived in GA when he applied to UGA, then moved out of state but still got in-state tuition because they did not change his classification.  Another friend lived out of state when they applied to UWG, but the family was already planning to move to GA less than a month later and he just had to apply then to not miss the deadline.  Even after he and his family had been residents of GA for over 12 months, they still had to fight with the school to get in-state tuition.

Good luck!