<p>Hello guys, Im from NY and I want to go to university of central florida but the outstate tuition and instate tuition is vastly different. I can't afford the outside tuition and I am curious what is needed for instate. My grandma is moving to Tampa florida next month and I will move with her if anything is possible. I would stay they for a year and go to a community college there for one year than transfer also. Just please tell me if its possible to recieve instate tuition. Thanks</p>
<p>here is what the school says about residency</p>
<p>your PARENTS have to live there for a year. It is meaningless if your grandmother is going to move there</p>
<p>state schools are supported by tax dollars of the states residents. Your PARENTs have to move there, earn money and after a year, you would qualify for instate, probably</p>
<p>University</a> of Central Florida 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog - Residency Reclassification</p>
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<blockquote> <p>I can't afford the outside tuition and I am curious what is needed for instate.>></p> </blockquote>
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<p>Then you cannot afford to go there. For tuition purposes for undergrads, your state of residency in almost all cases is the state of residence of your PARENTS. Grandma is not your parent.</p>
<p>Folks...listen up...to qualify for instate tuition in virtually all cases your FAMILY (aka your parents and you) MUST reside in the state of the university. There are a couple of exceptions (divorced parents..one parent needs to live and pay taxes in the state where the uni is located; some allowance for families in the military on active duty).</p>
<p>In most cases, even if YOU move to a state and live there for a year without attending college and work...your state of residency while an undergrad will be where your PARENTS reside.</p>
<p>And in virtually all cases, you cannot establish residency WHILE you are attending college in another state.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, well can I go to a community college over there for one year, and then be qualified for residency so that I can transfer to UCF?</p>
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<blockquote> <p>well can I go to a community college over there for one year, and then be qualified for residency so that I can transfer to UCF>></p> </blockquote>
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<p>NO!!!! You cannot establish residency WHILE you are attending the community college. In fact, in FL you cannot establish residency unless your PARENTS move to Florida a year before you plan to pay instate tuition.</p>
<p>The only way you can get instate tuition is for YOUR FAMILY (that would be the parents and you) to move to Florida.</p>
<p>the OP obviously didn't go to the links I provided to read the residency rules.</p>
<p>Nothing more to say here.</p>
<p>I see your point but that is stupid, why would my parents have to move to florida if I am already 18 years old. Wouldn't I be considered an adult already?</p>
<p>no, please read FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans</p>
<p>FAFSA</a> - Free Application for Federal Student Aid</p>
<p>you are a dependent. If you read the above websites you will understand alot more</p>
<p>alright much thanks for all the help</p>
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<blockquote> <p>Wouldn't I be considered an adult already?>></p> </blockquote>
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<p>Not for college residency purposes AND not for college financial aid purposes as an undergraduate. Your place of residency for both is the place where your parents reside in most cases....and it CERTAINLY is the case for FL (read the links).</p>
<p>In state tuition for RESIDENTS is supported by the tax dollars your parents pay. Your parents are NOT paying taxes in Florida. They are paying taxes in the state where YOU reside. You are an instate resident THERE.</p>
<p>And I'm sorry to say...it's not stupid. It's the way it is, and it's the way it has been for a LONG time. State residents support THEIR state universities and the students from THEIR state who attend those schools. Folks from other states pay the Out of State rate.</p>
<p>For most things yes you are considered an adult at 18. For drinking alcohol, Instate residency for tuition purposes, and financial aid you are not. For the last 2 you are considered a dependent of your parents (not your Grandmother or any other relative) and their State of residency is yours, and you have to report their financial information on financial aid applications.</p>
<p>Most, if not all, states will not allow you to establish residency while you are attending any college in the State. If it were that easy to become in state for tuition then there would be no one paying out of state tuition.</p>