Perchance is correct.

However, there is some degree of ambiguity when it comes to states determining which people living in that particular state is a resident. For instance, in florida, a resident is considered one who has :

- Enrolled your children in public school, or
- Register to vote, or
- File for a homestead exemption, or
- Accept employment, or
- Reside in Florida for more than six consecutive months.

That is according to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Yet, and undocumented person can not obtain a driver license or identification card by simply being a resident. Ambiguous.

Now, with that being said, a student applying to instate colleges may find it confusing on parts that may require you to claim residency. In such cases, it is best to play it safe and do not make such claims. Claiming citizenship should never be done in such cases. As with falsely claiming residency, one may allude to the false fact that they are entitled to instate benefits.

By not claiming residency, you would then be considered an international student in some cases and still be able to get your application through.

However, I highly doubt you would be disqualified from the DREAM Act for doing so.

Colleges/Universities are not USCIS and thus do not police their students like the USCIS. They just want your money. Then they are happy.