From CokerA@evergreen.edu Tue Sep 29 15:58:10 1998 Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with ESMTP id PAA25870 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 15:58:09 -0700 Received: from elwha.evergreen.edu (elwha.evergreen.edu [192.211.16.10]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with SMTP id PAA16950 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 15:58:08 -0700 Received: from hyak.evergreen.edu by elwha.evergreen.edu; (5.65/1.1.8.2/16Jan95-8.2MPM) id AA27134; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 15:58:47 -0700 Received: by HYAK with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 15:56:53 -0700 Message-Id: From: "Coker-Anderson, Andrea" To: "'residency@u.washington.edu'" Subject: RE: Trust funds, etc. Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 15:56:50 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain Thanks, Joe, for voicing my concern about funds, investments money and independent status. We have seen an extraordinary number of students this fall at Evergreen that fit the profile you describe. There is some comfort when you know that you aren't alone. We are also amending our information sheet to include similar language that you describe. I'd appreciate any input you all can provide. Happy Fall! Andrea Coker-Anderson Registrar The Evergreen State College > ---------- > From: Joseph M. St.Hilaire[SMTP:saint@admsec.wwu.edu] > Reply To: residency@u.washington.edu > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 3:54 PM > To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide > Subject: Trust funds, etc. > > > I've had it up to /~~\ > | oo | > here ---V---- with trust funds and students who think they can > \~ / > call themselves independent because their parents set up a huge one to put > em through college but haven't given control to the kid. I just had one-- > a 19-year-old--who shows income of $18,000 in 97 from her trust fund and > claims she can go to her parents and get proof that she's in control of > it. Perhaps she'll bring it in in a couple days. I'm thinking I ought to > plug one more hold in the dike by putting a special statement about trust > funds in our info sheet for non-residents, to wit: > > Trust funds, savings accounts, and investment porfolios > that are set up by parents for education purposes must > be in the sole control of the student if the student > intends to prove that those funds provide the means of > being independent and self-supporting. > > Do you see any dangers in using such a statement? > > Thanks in advance for your sage advice. > > Joe St.Hilaire > Western > > .