<p>I don’t think the OP has been accepted to UF yet. Her SAT is an 1800, and she’s OOS, so UF would be a reach for her. </p>
<p>*My grandmother has talked to people and found all…</p>
<p>My grandmother has talked to people and found all the information out about switching my residency. As far as I know all I have to do is have her as my legal guardian and live there for 12 months (so…*</p>
<p>Do you have any idea of what it takes for your grandma to become your “legal guardian”? It’s not something that can be declared AFTER you’re 18 years old. You can’t graduate from high school, move to FL and then have your GM be named your legal guardian. 18 YO’s do NOT have legal guardians. You’d be an adult.</p>
<p>Yes and I am saying my residence is at her house. I am getting a Florida drivers license and voters registration as well. And no I have not been accepted to UF yet. I don’t hear back until February 14. I was accepted to FSU and penn state though. Just wanted some advice for if I did happen to get in</p>
<p>I don’t know how the process works. All I know is that she told me I would 100 percent become a resident</p>
<p>You’re young. You’ll soon learn that parents and grandparents who claim to know something about something that they’ve never dealt with themselves before…often are NOT right. They’re basing their info on assumptions and “talk” from others who don’t know, either.</p>
<p>Your GM does not 100% know that you’d get residency. </p>
<p>Your GM can’t become your legal guardian after you turn 18.</p>
<p>Grandmothers can be wrong. You will not get state residency using her address. School financial people are not idiots - they see these attempts all the time. You will have a high school diploma from a Pennsylvania school, move to Florida to start college, and then convince them that you are suddenly a resident for reasons OTHER than gaining state tuition discounts?</p>
<p>If you are not yet 18 and establish her as your guardian now, then, maybe. But, in-state is supposed to be the state you live in ¶. Now, merit aid would be something to look at for UF and FSU. Also, look at their estimated price calculators.</p>
<p>Read the link provided to see if that is acceptable in Florida: You can ask to be deferred, move there, work for 12 months straight without enrolling anywhere in college, then apply again.</p>
<p>You get instate tuition by either having a parent that has been paying state income taxes, or by living there as an adult, fully supporting yourself and paying state taxes for at least a year before applying to schools.</p>
<p>Schools have state tuition discounts for a reason. They were created to serve state residents, who support the school by paying state income taxes. People who have not contributed to the school’s support through the state income tax do not have the right to the discount.</p>
<p>Looks like you may be having to take a year off before starting college, since you did not apply to schools that you can afford. May as well move in with grandma and look for full-time employment for a year. That will help establish residency… and maybe you could respond to the questions of the admissions people NEXT year, when they ask why you moved to Florida, that you moved to help out grandma.</p>