<p>my dream school is UF but I dont want to pay the outstate tuition and pay the instate</p>
<p>What that means is, your strategy to pay instate is:</p>
<p>June: move to Tampa, live with Grandma, claim that as your current address, get a drivers license, register to vote, etc. Enroll in community college (paying out of state tuition for that).</p>
<p>January-ish: Apply to UF. Claim in-state status.</p>
<p>April (or whenever): when my family back home claims their dependents, they CANNOT claim me. </p>
<h2>August: Attend my first classes at UF, hopefully by now paying in-state.</h2>
<p>this is what florida residency sheet says:</p>
<p>-I am an independent person and have maintained legal residence in Florida for at least the past 12 consecutive months.</p>
<p>-be a dependent person and my parentt or legal guardian has maintained residence in florida for at least 12 months.</p>
<p>-be a dependent person who has resdied for five years with an adult relative other than my parent or legal guardian and my relative has maintained legal residence in florida for at least the past 12 consecutive months</p>
<p>Independent: a person who is at least 24 years old, married, a graduate or professional student, a veteran, a member of the armed forces, an orphan, a ward of the court, or someone with legal dependents other than a spouse, per the U.S Department of Education for the purposes of federal aid eligilbility. There may be limited cases where a person under the age of 24 years old may qualify as an independent student. Such students will be required to verify independence.</p>
<p>Is there any way I can do this? im 21 years old, living with my grandma for 5 years is crazy long, and my parents live in NY???</p>