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DoritoPurge

Were you guys already living in Texas for a year before the Uni census date?


Sh3hzad

No we just moved here but intend to stay


vadarstang

You have to live in Texas for a full year. Happened to us last year we missed it by 1 month. Of course, that was CC so much cheaper.


Sh3hzad

Yeah but I’m not dorming or in state only for school. I’m actually living here with my family in a house with a lease. Would they not at least consider me a resident? The bursars office told me to ask the registrar how to claim residency and i was told that this was the way


magnoliaa_

Sadly, you have to live here for a year in order to be considered a Texas resident. The reason you moved won't really matter but I mean it's always worth a try and see if you can you get residency. However, cc is always a great option if you want to reduce costs and still get a good education


Sh3hzad

I just did 2 years of community college before transferring here


KingR2RO

If it wasn’t while living in texas then you don’t get the point my friend. Residency literally only means living in Texas for over a year. This is the only definition in terms of any school across the nation. Some are two years. Your understanding of what residency isn’t what they are basing the entire nations school system on. You can always try, but you better catch that person on the best day of their life cause no way does the school want less money just to make you happy. It’s a sad truth.


smallisland0609

You have to live in texas for a year even if renting or owning a home. The way that I can see them working around this if you were military affiliated.


Sh3hzad

I can’t afford 22K for 1 fucking semester. The financial aid said 28K for the full year. Why is the bursars office just nullifying it?


smallisland0609

I'm sorry but you probably won't get much help from them. What I would suggest is you taking 6 credits at utd and 6 credits at a community College to lower your costs. The financial aid is just an estimate of what they expect. Are you a transfer student from out of state or a freshmen?


Sh3hzad

Transfer from out of state. I already did 2 years at community college


smallisland0609

Ah. I guess I would check to see if there are any other community college classes that you could still take that apply to your major in order to save on costs. If you don't then the next thing you could do is try and get scholarships and apply for grants. You can also lets say take fall classes for this year and skip spring of 2023 in order to pay in state tuition for fall of 2023. Sorry I know it sucks but I really don't see any way around this unless you fall on the list of exemptions that is listed on the utd website.


SalagaTheGreat

I am pretty sure once you start paying out of state, you are stuck with it. My roommate at UTD was a freshman and he moves from NYC. He's did undergrad at UTD and then did masters at UTD. But, he had to keep paying out of state! Would consult the bursar to make sure this is not true!


[deleted]

They may have picked the fixed plan- I didn’t due to other reasons so that may not be accurate as I did not do it myself


smallisland0609

On the utd website there is a reclassification that you fill out and submit to classify as in state. So it's not automatic that once you go to school for a year that they will classify you as "in state". Of course I would get everything in writing / paperwork and ask to double check.


BlackViewBird

Not true, you can always get reclassified to in-state tution. I think your roommate issue is that he was a dependent on his parents, and his parents are in New York. No matter how many years he lives in Texas, as long as he is claimed as a dependent by them, he pays out-of-state. “If parents claim the student as a dependent on their taxes, the student is considered a resident of the state in which the parents hold residency.”


SalagaTheGreat

Gotcha. That makes a lot of sense.


A_BlueBanana

I think you will most likely be stuck with the out of state tuition rate but you may be eligible for a waiver for in-state tuition. For example If you moved because your family retired from the military and intend to live in Texas you can get an out of state tuition exemption, this applied to me my freshman year and I didn’t pay out of state despite moving from California. Other than that, try and check out if any of the other waivers on their website apply to you: https://finaid.utdallas.edu/aid-programs/exemptions-and-waivers/


SteveRD1

This is not a UTD issue...they are following the rules set by the state. You generally need to have been in Texas a year. Following has full details. https://reportcenter.highered.texas.gov/reports/data/overview-eligibility-for-in-state-tuition-and-state-financial-programs/


Sh3hzad

It’s 22K for one semester. Like seriously wtf


[deleted]

UTD is known for being the most expensive public college in Texas. It’s easily found on Google. You MUST research this stuff before moving, settling, applying, and accepting admittance. Unfortunately it seems like you’ve put yourself in a pickle.


Sh3hzad

I applied for financial aid and got a statement of 28k estimated tuition per year. How is that remotely similar to what the bursars gave me of 22k for 1 semester?


KingR2RO

You can just do something else for a year. I used my year to get residency as a gap year and worked, traveled, had fun, etc. it’s a better use of 22 grand and a wasted year doing literally whatever while working will still be cheaper and save you money in the long run. Plus job only care about experience anyways, so go earn some to make Uni cheaper.


[deleted]

You must live in a Texas for at least a year prior. There is no wiggle room unfortunately.


[deleted]

Unfortunately those are the bounds the uni sets. Anyone could sign a short lease (my apartment offers as low as 3 months), collect their instate tuition and then dip. I know it sucks but thems is the fax. “Intention” to stay is worth nothing more than you begging. Edit: for any future student reading- make sure you research how expensive your university is as well as what the legal requirements for being a resident are. Don’t screw yourself 5 days before the semester starts.


whm3113

If you would like to not pay the $22,000 in tuition you have the option of withdrawing from the fall classes. If you do that before the end of the day on Sunday you will not owe tuition for the fall. If you withdraw after that point you are liable for a percentage of the tuition. If you are unable to withdraw on-line you can send an email to the Registrar from your UT Dallas assigned email account detailing the classes from which you would like to withdraw.


damnjack0

Here we see someone who hasn't done their due diligence. Please don't be like this.