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Topic Proposal

1.) Applying for Iowa state residency for tuition purposes at the University of Iowa was changed for the 2018-2019 school year to make it harder for incoming freshman to receive instate tuition. It is clear that the University of Iowa changed the requirements to discourage out of state students from applying for state residency, costing the school money. The new requirements are negative and harmful to the students overall college experience. New requirements are working 30 plus hours a week, limited to 6 semester hours, and so much more. These requirements are hard to obtain, working so much and not being able to take as much classes creates a focus on work and not school. In turn, not much time is left for extracurriculars leading a student to feel disconnected from the student body.
2.) I intend to create a better alternative to applying for instate tuition that is better for the student in terms of stress and campus involvement, in addition to helping the University of Iowa's budgeting issues
3.) I chose this topic because I applied for Iowa residency last year, and the program before all of the changes was the most stressful experience of my life. In addition to this, I was unable to make many friends my first year outside of my job due to time, making it hard to have a good college experience.
4.) Resources
-The University of Iowa Residency Office/Web page
- Personal testimonial
- testimonials of others
- Midwest exchange website

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