would i be considered in state or out of state?

Applying to College
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<p>so my parents bought a house down in florida 3/4 years ago but they didnt fully move down there and file for residency until last month.. Even though my parents live in florida i still live in Nj with my brother (he's 32, our parents are 60+) because my parents wanted to keep me in my school rather than have me move down there with them (plus the schools in the area aren't that great and don't have the IB program - there is a private school near by but its expensive and my parents dont want to pay for tuition) </p>

<p>Now. University of Florida is my DREAM school. I absolutely love it and ive always wanted to go there but i was wondering, when i apply to UF would I be considered OOS or instate? </p>

<p>Even though I go to school in NJ my parents live in florida so during application process would I be considered instate or out of state??
please help!</p>

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<p>You are a minor, so it’s the residency of your legal guardians that counts.</p>

<p>As long as they are residents of Florida for at least 12 months prior to the semester you are seeking in-state tuition for, you should be good.</p>

<p>It does get confusing and there are exceptions, though, so emailing UF to check would be best. Here’s what I used: [UF</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/residency/qualifying.html]UF”>http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/residency/qualifying.html)</p>

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<p>btw my parents didnt move down there to get state school benefits because they’ve always wanted to move down there. they even starting thinking about buying a house and actually bought the house in fl long before we seriously started thinking about colleges.
and it was a family decision that they would retire because they can’t work anymore and the weather in NJ is brutal for them. </p>

<p>The only thing im concerned about is acceptance because I dont have the most stellar gpa. (3.4 uw, 4.1 weighted - school scale. but with UF its about a 3.8)
and i heard that being instate makes a huge difference in acceptance.</p>