<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I am a New Yorker starting at UCF this coming fall. I am paying the out of state tuition rate.</p>
<p>I am wondering if after my first year can I pay instate tuition? A friend of mine claims that if I get a drivers license as soon as I go to school in florida, after a year, I can get the instate rate.</p>
<p>Any insight would be great. Thanks</p>
<p>Your friend is wrong. Here's what it says on the UCF website:</p>
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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. <a href="emphasis%20added.">/quote</a></p>
<p>You cannot establish Florida residency by going to school in Florida.</p>