<p>Which state provides more benefits?
I want to get accepted to UVA or UF
If I do well and get the grades, can I get bright futures?
Please help i'm clueless!</p>
<p>-Jennifer xoxo</p>
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<p>Which state are you a resident?</p>
<p>What are your stats? (GPA and test scores…include SAT breakdown)</p>
<p>Are you lowish income, (under $45k), middle income (like $70k), or high income (over $85k)?</p>
<p>How much will your family pay each year?</p>
<p>Bright Futures is only for FL high school graduates with certain stats.</p>
<p>What kind of aid are you talking about? Are you talking about need-based aid for non-residents? Only UVA gives aid to non-residents, but they only accept a few top stats out of state kids. The rest of the Virginia schools don’t give institutional nee-based aid to non-residents.</p>
<p>Or, are you talking about merit scholarships?</p>
<p>Answer the above and we can better help you.</p>
<p>I current live in virginia as a sophmore, but I want to move back to florida my senior year.
The majority of my grades are A’s i have a few B’s. 4.5ish GPA
I have a high income. I want to go to either universities with the lowest tuition price. Will I be better of in florida? And how many years of taxes do I have to live in florida to be eligible for bright futures?</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids, “Are you lowish income, (under $45k), middle income (like $70k), or high income (over $85k)?”</p>
<p>Shouldn’t it be more like … Are you lowish income, (under $60k), middle income ($60 to $120), or high middle income ($120 - $180)? This seems to be how the institutions define it …</p>
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<p>Your FAMILY will have to move back to Florida. If they continue to reside in VA, it really doesn’t matter where YOU live. Undergrads are in almost all cases considered residents of the state in which their PARENTS reside. Does your whole family plan to move back to FL? If so, you need to make sure they do so a full year PRIOR to when you plan to attend college in FL. </p>
<p>I have to say, however. There are a lot of wonderful state universities in the state of Virginia. A LOT.</p>
<p>*Shouldn’t it be more like … Are you lowish income, (under $60k), middle income ($60 to $120), or high middle income ($120 - $180)? This seems to be how the institutions define it … *</p>
<p>OT…and irrelevant…but I’ll answer anyway. She’s asking about state universities, not private ones. </p>
<p>A family with an income under $45k will get a lot of Pell. </p>
<p>A family of 4 that earns around $70k will have an EFC of around $7500 (which may be unaffordable to many with that income.). </p>
<p>A family of 4 that earns $85k or more will have an EFC of $13k+</p>
<p>Back to subject…</p>
<p>I current live in virginia as a sophmore, but I want to move back to florida my senior year.
The majority of my grades are A’s i have a few B’s. 4.5ish GPA</p>
<p>Will your family be moving to Florida before your senior year of high school? If not, you won’t be a resident there, so you wouldn’t be eligible for BF.</p>
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<p>I have a high income. I want to go to either universities with the lowest tuition price. *</p>
<p>How much will your parents contribute towards college?</p>
<p>As for UVA…they give aid based on need. You’re high income so you don’t have need.</p>
<p>And if your family moves to Florida DURING your senior year, you will also lose your VA residency. You’ll be OUT of VA and not yet have established residency in FL.</p>
<p>Seriously, what is wrong with the universities in Virginia? There are a LOT of them from which to choose Instate costs for schools such as UVA and William and Mary are a BARGAIN. These are outstanding schools. James Madison, ODU, VA Tech, VA Commonwealth, George Mason, those are the state schools I can think of off the top of my head. Surely there is a school amongst those that would be considered worthy by you. </p>
<p>I don’t know the cost differential between VA and FL public universities for instate students. I’m also not sure how long you have to be a resident of FL to qualify for Bright Futures…but my guess is it’s more than one year.</p>
<p>I appreciate the answers. To be honest, the main reason I want to move back senior year is to be with my friends and enjoy the last year, but at the same time get the grades. I’m striving to be successful in school and I want to get into the best state university. I’m trying to convince my parents that if I lived in Florida for my senior, with them of course, we wouldn’t have to pay as much for tuition. Do you think I have a valid point? If not, can you please suggest ideas that will help me move back senior year?</p>
<p>Try a few of these arguments on your parents and see how they work.</p>
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<li><p>Florida’s winters are much milder than Virginia’s.</p></li>
<li><p>Florida has better recreational activities than Virginia.</p></li>
<li><p>Florida has no state income tax.</p></li>
<li><p>Florida is a great place for middle aged people to begin a job hunt.</p></li>
<li><p>Florida has more boats than Virginia, and therefore will be more prepared for rising coastlines caused by global warming than Virginia.</p></li>
<li><p>A second War Between the States will soon occur, again with Richmond as the Confederate Capital, which will therefore make Florida a safer place to be than Virginia.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>The key is to keep using more dramatic arguments until they finally agree to move.</p>
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<p>Piggybacking on Thumper’s post, unless you do this a junior year so that you have a year’s worth of residency, it is not going to be worth the move because you will not be a florida resident for the tuition break, and you will not be a virginia resident because you moved. This will leave you financially out in the cold.</p>
<p>Do the other factors in their life, housing job opportunities in a florida outweigh what you currently have in virginia so that it is worth your family moving?</p>
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<p>I’m sorry, but I’m going to not agree with a move. First, can your parents AFFORD to move? College for YOU isn’t their only financial obligation. Jobs, housing, etc could impact this decision.</p>
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<p>The above is from the Bright Futures website. As I recall…each school in Florida is able to set the residency requirements. You might want to check with EACH school to determine their requirements.</p>
<p>Check the GPA/SAT eligibility requirement too. </p>
<p>Re: the arguments above…if you were my kiddo, you would have to provide much more convincing info than the weather, job market (which is NOT all that terrific there). If you have younger siblings, your family also needs to consider THEIR schooling in public schools in Florida or be prepared to pay for private schools.</p>
<p>I know families who MOVED to Virginia to establish residency for college. Their schools are really quite good. If you have the grades to get into UVA (which is competitive even for INSTATE students), that (in my opinion) is a better choice than schools in Florida. Plus if you DO get accepted, UVA is one of the very few public universities that meets full need for accepted students.</p>
<p>Unless your parents have jobs/careers that can EASILY move to another state, why would you be suggesting this?</p>
<p>Also, moving costs A LOT of money. Are you aware of THAT??? if they have a house to sell in VA and buy another in FL, they have all kinds of costs associated with that…realtor fees, moving costs, etc. </p>
<p>I doubt your parents are going to spend thousands to move to Florida just to let you get instate rates…especially when you have good schools in your state.</p>
<p>You’re young (a soph) so you’re probably very naive about all the financial aspects involved with moving a family to another state.</p>
<p>Right now, you are focused only on getting back with your friends and you’re overlooking the negative financial impact to your family …job change, home sale, household move, etc.</p>