<p>Neither here. It is nearly impossible for an OOS student to gain instate tuition simply by living here for a year btw. To be considered instate, the student, if a dependent, must have parents/guardians who file taxes in Florida. If the student is independent, they have to file here. There is a long list (with additional criteria) which can be found on the florida state schools websites that ascertain whether a person is instate or OOS, just search it. For instance, for my instate daughter, I had to submit my florida driver license number, voter registration number and …something else that I am not recalling at this time. </p>
<p>As for less expensive alternatives…we are just looking for alternatives, since my daughter will be a junior and has had enough of dorm life. I am not looking at the price as much as the comfort, safety and location of the off campus options. But that is just us.</p>
<p>This is from the residency classification website at ucf:</p>
<p>A Florida “resident for tuition purposes” is a person who has, or a dependent person whose parent or legal guardian has, established and maintained legal residence in Florida for at least twelve months. Residence in Florida must be as a bonafide domicile rather than for the purpose of maintaining a residence incident to enrollment at an institution of higher education. To qualify as a Florida resident for tuition purposes, you must be a U.S. Citizen, permanent resident alien, or legal alien granted indefinite stay by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Other persons not meeting the twelve-month legal residence requirement may be classified as Florida residents for tuition purposes only if they fall within one of the limited special categories authorized by the Florida Legislature and DOE. All other persons are ineligible for classification as a Florida “resident for tuition purposes”. Living, owning property, or attending school in Florida will not, in itself, establish legal residence for tuition purposes. Students who depend on out-of-state parents for support are presumed to be legal residents of the same state as their parents.</p>
<p>Important Points You need to Know About Residency Reclassification
Residency Reclassification requirements are established by Florida statutes and the Florida Department of Education administrative code.
Determinations made on residency status are based on the documentation requested on the Residency Reclassification Application and Affidavit. Applicants applying for a residency status change must adhere to the instructions accompanying that form.
There is a difference between being a “Florida resident” and a “Florida resident for tuition purposes.” Residing in Florida for a year or longer does not automatically qualify you as a Florida resident for tuition purposes.
To be considered a “Florida Resident for Tuition Purposes,” you must prove through the submission of official and/or legal documents that you are not merely living in Florida while attending UCF. Each applicant must show proof of a bona fide domicile, rather than a mere temporary residence incident to enrollment in an institution of higher education, during the requisite 12-month qualifying period. On campus housing, Greek housing, and university affiliated housing do not qualify as bona fide domiciles.
Documents establishing Florida residency (for example: drivers license, vehicle registration, voter registration card) must be issued 12 complete months prior to the first day of classes for the term of residency reclassification. Additionally, there must be an absence of any documents representing legal ties to any country or state other than Florida. All documents must be copied onto letter or legal size paper prior to submission to the Registrar´s Office.
No single document, including leases, deeds, employment verifications, or driver´s licenses, will qualify you for Residency Reclassification. Determinations are made based on multiple factors and all the documents submitted.
Evidence that you are the financial dependent of an out-of-state resident can disqualify you from Residency Reclassification. Students must demonstrate that they are financially and legally independent from any out-ofstate resident.
Financial hardship and/or length of enrollment at UCF are not determining factors of Residency.
The application and accompanying documentation must be submitted to the Registrar´s Office prior to 5:00 PM on the last day of add/drop of the Term for which you are seeking residency reclassification. UCF has three terms per calendar year: Spring, Summer, and Fall.
The e-mail address specified on your Residency Reclassification Application and Affidavit will be the Registrar Office’s primary means of communication with you.
You can learn more about Residency Reclassification requirements from your current Undergraduate Catalog or online Graduate Catalog. (see the “Financial Information” section of either).
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<p>Thanks Seiclan! I did read the reclassification requirements on ucf.edu but I appreciate your “nearly impossible” assessment of doing so. That helps; we’ll stick with plan A and have D stay in a dorm freshman year - her preference anyway.</p>
<p>Okay, DD and I looked at a bunch of places, we narrowed it down to three and then chose Victoria Place. I loved Sterling (one of the other top contenders) because of its newness, location and student amenities but after living in Towers for two years, my daughter didn’t want a student community at all. She really wanted to come home after class to quiet. Victoria Place is deluxe and located walking distance to Waterford Lakes Shopping. It is expensive too but has everything that she wants in a community (free abundant parking, valet trash, mix of all ages of residents, location and cozy). We filled out applications and gave a deposit to be on a waitlist. This is NOT a student community so the current leases expire at any point during the year and residents only need to give 60 days notice. We will not find out which actual apartment are available (or what the actual rent is) for her July 1 move in(we wanted it early for other reasons) until May. The cost for a 2 bed/2 bath 1200 sq. foot (big…Sterling 2 bedrooms are about 800 sq ft) unfurnished apt should be about $1300/month, but it will cost almost $1600 in actuality when I add in the cost of utilities, cable TV, internet, trash, and if she gets a lake view or not (more money). This is much more than many college students would or could pay but we did this for D1 in Gainesville so we told D2 she could have this too. I am guessing this apt in the long run will cost about $50/month more than Sterling (which is furnished and has the UCF shuttle btw). We already have a full apt of nice furniture from D1 who is graduating UF in May so the unfurnished/furnished thing didn’t phase us.</p>
<p>Ashton at Waterford Lakes was the third choice. A lovely community and reasonably priced but ON Alafaya with no traffic light. We both worried that about making the left to the shops at night, across three lanes of traffic. There were definitely more UCF stickers in that community but the off Alafaya location of Victoria Place sold us.</p>
<p>While Sterling is only 270 apartments (housing about 770 students), another thing to consider over there is once this phase is opened, they plan to build a total of 781 apartments housing 2,734 students. I don’t know if they plan to start the next phase immediately, but if they do, you’ll be living right next to a construction site the entire time, and if they don’t you’ll be living right next to a dirt mount. They do seem to only work during the day so it probably shouldn’t be too bad, but I would request to be on the south or west side of the building if you can to avoid noise related to that construction.</p>
<p>D and 3 of her girlfriends are going to look at a 4/2 apartment at Northgate Lakes today. Since they are all really close friends, they don’t mind sharing bathrooms. They are so excited to move off campus in Fall 2010 and into their “own” apartment.</p>
<p>Is not safe even with the security. Apts are broken into, fights are in the parking lot, pkgs never arrive to the apts of your children… do a google or bing search and read the comments of the students - kids who have lived there. It has NOT changed… my child was exposed to alot and had a roommate held up at gun point at the apt door.</p>
<p>IT IS NOT SAFE. constant breakins with knives and guns even now. do a google search and read the NEWS PAPER online. This happened to my child there. The mgt is not cooperative in addressing issues and working with a parent. There are fights in the parking lot, kids held up at gunpoint at their apt door…My pkgs to my child never made it to the apt - made it to the complex though… it is a warzone that looks nice.</p>
<p>any new info about Pegasus Pointe, we toure last weekend and noted a security gate and very nice grounds…seemed safe as most other apartments we looked at…liked the fact it was UCF affiliated…any new info as of this last semestr anyone could share?</p>
<p>My D and 3 friends went to Northgate Lakes and liked the close proximity to the campus. We still are undecided as to whether to get a car for so it is comforting to know that she could always walk to campus if need be. They signed leases and will move in August. We are going down next month for a visit and will look at the place.</p>
<p>Yes, they can walk to campus. In fact, it’s IDEAL for game days as a large group of people are walking along that area before and after the games. It’s great so the students don’t have to struggle finding parking on campus for the game and police keep others out of northgate lakes so the residents’ parking is not compromised. Also, the shuttle is quite good and regular. My s has been taking it in on days he doesn’t have early classes in the morning because parking on campus is more difficult to find later in the day. Other than him not paying attention one day coming back to NG when he got on the wrong shuttle, LOL, he’s had absolutley no difficulty riding it. </p>
<p>not that i kno of…i really like jefferson village and the edge…but when we were leaving the edge a mouse ran right in front of us so that went out the window. but ive been going back to jefferson village for a while now trying to decide if i like it and i havent seen a security gate at all…just a bunch of ridiculously placed speed bumps</p>
<p>Has anyone seen the model for Sterling? I see their prices for a 2/2 is 775 and that is all inclusive. My S and his friend are extremely interested in this place because of the fact that they can walk right across the road and be at the university.</p>
<p>Any other suggestions for a 2/1 or 2/2? He is currently at The Lofts and hates his room mates. At first he was moving home and now his friend who is in the Towers doesnt want to be there anymore due to various reasons.</p>
<p>jswdlw, you won’t get a spot in sterling. me and my friend were on the waiting list for a 2/2 for a month and they still didn’t try to contact us so we just signed at The Edge. </p>
<p>sterling is really nice but the service sucked! the girls that worked in the leasing office were all students who didn’t know how to do anything.</p>
<p>For the person who was inquiring about Arden Villas, DO NOT rent at Arden Villas.</p>
<p>Drive through on weekends and you will see garbage everywhere. Throw up left in hallways and a mess. Not a great place to live at all. We moved by daughter out of there within a few months.</p>
<p>Polo’s East is another apartment complex that is run by the same company. She just moved out after living there for 1 year and 10 months because she graduated in May. Never had a problem. If something goes wrong, they were always very quick to fix it. Nice pool area and gym. The community is made up of families, adults and college students so it’s not as crazy as many other complexes.</p>
<p>we’ve already had problems with the the girls in the office at sterling as well. hopefully it is because it is still being built and very unorganized. they closed the office for 2 weeks to move to a new location and no one has been able to get anything done for us over there. frustrating!</p>
<p>Hey everyone, I’m in an interesting situation. I am engaged and both my fiance and I are looking for and affordable and safe living arrangement to go to UCF. We’ve looked at several apartments that seemed pretty decent but were 15mins plus from UCF. The main problem I am having with student off campus housing is most would charge us each separately for rent, when we would be living together and sharing a room. Does anyone know of any cheap apartments that are either 1 bedroom 1 bath or a off campus living that allows for the two of us to share one room without paying twice for rent. thanks</p>