Very confused. Any help would be great!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Central Florida
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<p>I'll try and make this short. I will be applying to UCF for Summber B term of 2012. I will be sending out everything by the end of august, which is when I will recieve my transcript from the guidence office. There's only one slight problem: The residency section. Some backround information: I was born in sarasota, Florida. When I was about one, my mother and father signed my brother, sister and I up for the florida pre-paid program. At the age of five, my family and I had to pick up and move to florida, because of my dads job. After a hunch, my father called up the florida pre-paid program earlier this year, and asked if sense we had the pre-paid, if we would be considered as in state, therefore able to recieve in state benifits (tuition and such). They said yes, we would be considered as in state. Well, I got to the residency section of the application, and I am stuck. Here's what it looks like: </p>

<p><a href="https://apply.ucf.edu/application/Section_D.aspx%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://apply.ucf.edu/application/Section_D.aspx&lt;/a> </p>

<p>It asks to choose two options to prove residency. The options are:
-voters registration
-drivers license/state ID
-Vehicle registration
-other supporting documentation </p>

<p>I clicked on 'other supporting documentation' and then clicked on the link below it, which proved that having the pre-paid program WILL count you as in state, even if you currently live out of state. There's only this problem: In order to move onto the application, I have to click TWO options, and then support them with proof. I can only click the last option. My family, of course, has all of those things, but they are illinois voters registration, illinois drivers license/state ID, and illinois car registration. None of this is in the state of florida, so we can't use it. But I need to click two to prove residency. I have called up UCF admissions numorous times, have been transfered to their residency department, and have left many messages briefly describing the situation, my name, number, etc. I have not heard back at all. This is VERY important, because I already am very worried I will not make it in, and if this whole situation is not solved, my brother and I will have to put out of state, just so we can move on into the application process and send it. I do NOT want to do that, because if considered out of state, neither of us will get in. Our stats are not high enough. I love UCF, but the admissions is not helping in the slightest, so I decided to ask here to see if I can get any kind of advice. Anything advice would brea great:)</p>

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<p>Correction from above^ We moved to illinois.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you just select one of the options just to get your application in and hopefully resolve the situation when they get back to you? Instead of putting out of state.</p>

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<p>Especially since UCF has rolling admissions! So it’s definitely a priority to get your application in, ASAP, as I"m sure you know. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Hi-</p>

<p>Apparently, you have a particular situation that will probably require assistance
from a real human from the admissions office. If I were you, I would do the following;
Get the name of the head of admissions and send a letter, (NOT AN E-MAIL) to her/him and advise them if your particular situation and have that person verify on paper that you in actuality do qualify as an in-state candidate although you presently live in Illinois.
A (LETTER) sent overnight in a FedEx mailer specifically addressed to a specific person will get read immediately by the right person and hopefully that person will properly answer your question. Trust me, the extra fee charged by Fed-Ex will be worth it since EVERYONE reads an overnight letter from Fed-Ex. </p>

<p>ALSO YOU WROTE:</p>

<p>“I’d personally be his roomate, I’d have no problem with that. Teach him a thing or two about the real world, not the one he lives in.” </p>

<p>Thanks for the offer, but at this time, I respectfully decline ! </p>

<p>Good Luck !</p>

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<p>That’s originally what I have planned. I just don’t want to ruin my chances of gaining acceptence in the school, if they see me as out of state. But if worse comes to worse, that’s what I’ll end up doing. Thank you for the answer!</p>

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<p>Thank you for the answer, I will consider sending them a letter. Thank you also for taking the time to answer the question, but I would perfer if you did not include my posts on a thread with no relevence to this situation, and post it on this one. Let it stay on that thread, please.</p>

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<p>Hm, are you sure you read my answer carefully? I didn’t say just put out of state, I recommended just selecting an additional thing to prove you are in state and explaining the solution later, rather than putting out of state and being considered that way. Maybe I just misinterpreted your reply.</p>

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<p>Actually, funny you mention that. We probably will just provide our drivers license option…but my parents actually have one of their Florida license plates hanging in our garage. My brother wants to use that, but that would not work, lol. I NOW understand what you mean. That should be clear, too, because earlier in the residency section, I clicked on the Florida pre paid option, so they’ll know we have it. If i’m accepted, then that’s when I guess we can straighten out the situation. Thanks for the help!:)</p>

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<p>I’d say to have your parents dig out their voter registrations from florida (if they still have it). These can be traced much more easily back to florida(i.e. it’s a federal issued document as opposed to state issued)</p>