Hi folks, I know there have been posts like this before but - cautious me, I guess - I want to ask the forum's advice about state residency issues when attending graduate school outside one's current state of residency. I live in Pennsylvania and will be attending graduate school in either Ohio or Maryland (still waiting for one last phonecall, you know the story...). I would prefer to keep my PA residency as I intend on returning to Pennsylvania upon completion of my degree. How long can I keep my PA residency out of state? As for cars, I have one but it is (for cheaper insurance purposes) owned by my mother and on her insurance (it's amusing paying your insurance bill to Mom Inc., which I totally write on the memo line of checks ). Would I not need then to worry about changing insurances on the car? As for taxes, H&R Block and turbo Tax seem to be just fine with helping people in my situation but has this been the case for you folks? Any other advice would be unbelievably appreciated!