<p>Is there any way to prove a residency in a different city without actually living there?
Thinking of transfering to FIU(Florida International) and I wish to avoid nonresident tuition.
Is there any way to get residency without living there? I know this sounds dumb but just trying to get ideas lol :)</p>
<p>lol you can’t…You cant hide it from FBI. This is USA that we are talking about LOL. btw just my point of view</p>
<p>Not unless the school gives you a scholarship that provides some tuition remission. Schools require various forms of documentation such as copies of drivers licenses, state income tax returns, leases/deeds, etc. and tend to be picky about granting residency for tuition purposes. Why should the taxpayers of FL subsidize your education?</p>
<p>I agree with sk8rmom: Why should FL taxpayers subsidize your education?</p>
<p>Read the papers! America is BROKE!</p>
<p>There’s also a program called Academic Common Market where you can go to an out of state school for in-state tuition if your major isn’t offered in your home state, but you’d have to check if your home state and Florida participate in it.</p>
<p>There are ways to obtain false documents like driver’s licenses and such, but then you are setting yourself up for all kinds of legal trouble, not to mention the ethical issues …not worth the discount.</p>
<p>Instate tuition breaks always seem unfair to those out of state… it’s not to be hard on out of state students, but to be nice to residents who invest in those state-funded schools through their taxes. Frustrating, but not unfair.</p>
<p>I am a legitimate resident of Florida and I had trouble proving my residency! </p>
<p>If you’re from NY just stay there. There’s lots of good schools and NY has state financial aid which FL only does if you went to hs there and meet their requirements.</p>
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<p>If there were a magic way to get in-state residency at schools then colleges would not have an OOS cost because everyone would do it.</p>
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<p>What are you planning on majoring in - business ethics?</p>
<p>If you’re going to high school in NY, then that tells Florida that you’re not a FL resident since your parents ALSO live in NY. </p>
<p>Your residency is going to be based on when your parents live.</p>
<p>If you have the stats, you might be able to get a scholarship that covers some/most of the OOS part.</p>
<p>As a taxpayer in FL, what you are proposing is not only unethical and immoral, but also illegal. Ask NY taxpayers how they would feel about a FL student trying to scam a SUNY for in state tuition. None too happy, I’m sure.</p>
<p>Very true, but I think from his wording that the OP was not really thinking about scamming the system and was perhaps just looking for a loophole to establishing residency.</p>
<p>NY taxpayers haven’t exactly been happy that OOS tuition rates were so close to instate rates for many years (and the SUNY scholarships tend to be higher for OOS kids than instate, which further negates any difference). SUNY has raised OOS tuition in the past few years in response to budget cuts and that is much easier for legislators to approve than instate rate changes.</p>
<p>The OOS cost would only be for 12 months. Once you go to a college in Florida for one year, you’re considered “in state”. So you’d pay the OOS cost for one year and then transfer to InState tuition =)</p>
<p>^^^This is misinformation and not correct! If a student’s parent resides in Florida for 12 months, then the student would be eligible for in state tuition. A student spending 12 months in Florida for school does not make that student a resident, unless the student is over 24 or other special circumstances that qualify a student for independent student status.</p>
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<p>NO NO NO…not unless the student’s FAMILY moves to Florida. Even then,they will have to jump through hoops to show that they are indeed FL residents.</p>
<p>I have seen that info given out before for various states…FL, AZ, CA, etc. It’s often a case of wishful thinking by a hopeful, but misinformed, student. The bottom line is that it is up to each school, individually, to determine the residency of the student according to the laws of that state. Anything that’s posted on the internet shouldn’t be relied on as the final word…the best source of info is always the Residency Office at the school.</p>
<p>NYoutcast,
How close do you live to the Pennsylvania border? Some of the PA state schools have reduced tuitions for students living in neighboring counties in NY.</p>
<p>Hey thanks for all the responses. 
I am planning on studying Hospitality Management so thats why FIU is a great choice but the non resident tuition is a bit too much.
I live in NYC and schools that have hospitality are schools such as: NYU, Pace, NYIT…and they are way too expensive. There are cheaper ones such as SUNY Plattsburgh and Buffalo too…those are my choices as well…But I was just thinking…since i will be away from home, why not just go to another city?
But I’ll guess I’ll choose to attend either Plattsburgh or Buffalo.</p>
<p>I could take a loan for the non resident tuition in FIU, but its going to all fun and games…until you finish school and have to pay off the loan. That’d be a headache. lol :)</p>
<p>City Tech has a very good yet underrated hospitality management program. They also offer a Paris exchange, an International work program, & a Disneyworld college program in Orlando. Also with the number of resturants and hotels now in Metrotech and downtown bklyn, in addition to manhattan I am sure that they have developed relationships where their students can intern.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/catalog/docs/catalog11_13.pdf#page=131[/url]”>http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/catalog/docs/catalog11_13.pdf#page=131</a></p>
<p>How good are your grades and SAT scores? U of South Carolina has a very good hospitality management program and they DO offer scholarships that reduce the tuition to instate rates for out of state students (Cooper and McKissick do this). BUT you would have to have very good stats to be considered for these scholarships.</p>