Can you have residency in 2 states at one time ? What about FL ?

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My parents have a house in Fl and WI so I was thinking about getting some mail in FL as well as WI. What are the laws about residency in FL ? Are there any decent med schools in FL ? Easy to get into ? Cheap ?
 
First of all, you must state your legal state of residence when you fill out AMCAS and there is only one slot.

Second of all, if your parents own two houses and you are under their wing and not independent, why the hell do you care about cost? Sounds like they could front you a few dollars. Maybe take out a second on the summer house in Florida.

Establishing residency is a tad bit more involved than receiving a couple of letters in another state.
 
Yeah my brother tried to do it, cuz when he was applying my dad had been in Atlanta for one year, previous to that we had been in tennessee all our lives.
Long story short, MCG and ETSU both ended up not fully believing him so he kinda got screwed by it.
 
You can put any state you want on AMCAS, but state schools will require you to prove that you are a resident, which involves things like where you filed taxes, where your driver's licence is, where you vote, where you bank, where your possessions are, and what state you listed on your federal claim. I'm not sure what the rules are if you are supported by your parents and they are divorced in separate states, but I assume the parent you lived with before college is the one they look at.

The bottom line is that you are more likely to wind up with NO state considering you a resident than two, so apply where you really are a resident. Florida might give you special consideration for admission because your parents own property there, but they will not give you in-state tuition. (This was my situation, applying after moving away after college. I was a resident of NC, but had spent so much time and still had tax-paying relatives in SC, so SC schools considered me special for admissions but not for tuition.)
 
I just moved to Fl a year ago and I was worried about residency status too. This is what I found out, if you want to have FL residency consideration when applying to the FL schools, if you are younger then 21 your parents have to be FL residents for you to be considered a FL resident. In FL you can't simply own a piece of property to be considered a FL resident. You need your taxes to be filed in the state, have a job, driver's license, voters registration, FL tags on your car and a bunch of other things. If you want to apply to FL med school, they will ask to see your information from the past year to prove you actually live in the state....
Honestly, it sounds complicated but its not that bad....I know getting your license in NJ has so many procedures to check your ID but in FL you walk into DMV with your old license and walk out with a FL license and voters registration.
But thats the deal...you can't just own a piece of property down here and if your under 21 and your parents are FL residents you can't be either!! (what a strange rule!!!)
Good luck!!!!
 
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