What are the issues with living/studying in the USA?

Question

I currently live in Australia and I have an American Passport. I am considering studying in the states and had heard that you need to have lived and paid taxes in the US for atleast 6 months before being able to study. So I'm really not sure on the whole thing and any insight would be appreciated.

thanks.

Answer 1

Actually what you have heard is incorrect.

You do not have to have lived in the States or fild U.S. tax returns to be eligble to study in  the U.S. This is true both of international students and U.S. citizens.

However, if you have lived outside of the States for more than 6 months, you do not have residency in any of the states. Meaning that when you attend university, you will pay the out-of-state tuition fees as opposed to the in-state tuition fees.

- Note to others reading, this next section only applies to U.S. citizens (which the person in question is due to the fact they stated they have a U.S. passport) -

To become a resident of the state for university/tuition purposes you must have resided in that State for either 6 months or 12 months (this varies from state to state and from university to university) for a purpose other than your education.

To sum it up, you are fine to study in the U.S. but be prepared of pay out-of-state tuition fees.

Answer 2

6 months sounds about right. BUT what I have to wonder is, why do you want to study in a country with a second rate school system?  AmeriKa turns out functional illiterates from their so called "High School" which sounds more pretentious than descriptive, given the low quality of the education the graduates have.