<p>I don't know if this is the right place to open this topic but I didn't know where else to post this.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman and currently I live in Milwaukee. I want to move to California, go to a community college during my sophomore year, then finally transfer to Berkeley for my junior year. </p>
<p>I don't have enough money to pay around 35 grands to Berkeley. That's why I'm going to apply there for my junior year. From what I know it takes 1 year to become a resident. Is this right?</p>
<p>I know I need to pay out of state rates for the community college but would I pay in state rates or out of state rates to Berkeley if I live in California for 1 year?</p>
<p>One last thing is if I choose to move to California, that will be at the end of July 2011, however, the applications are due February 2012. Which is like 6-7 months from July. So I wouldn't be living in California for a full year. It would only be 6-7 months. Would I still be able to pay in state rates since by the time school starts it would be one full year? Or would I have to pay out of state rates?</p>
<p>Isn’t going to a community college for 1 year enough to be considered as a california community college transfer?</p>
<p>And what would happen if they wouldn’t consider me as a California community college transfer? To be honest, I’m not too worried about getting in. I’m more worried about the financial issues.</p>
<p>well you are going to be here for sophomore. i think you need thirty units but by the time you apply you might only have fifteen ccc units and units from your college in milwaukee. you might not be considered ccc transfer and you would have to stay here for another year with reduced tuition but still living costs. my understanding is that california is pretty expensive. I live in san francisco and rent is ridiculously high here. I understand though that SF might be the maximum you could expect here in terms of cost of living.</p>
<p>Please familiarize yourself with the link provided above. It is very difficult to establish residency for tuition purposes in California.</p>
<p>Some highlights: In most cases, you cannot establish residency for tuition purposes while attending community college, and if the reason you move to California is to attend a college or university, you are not eligible for in-state tuition.</p>
<p>I read the link above but it doesn’t really explain why it is hard to become a resident.</p>
<p>“In most cases, you cannot establish residency for tuition purposes while attending community college, and if the reason you move to California is to attend a college or university, you are not eligible for in-state tuition.”</p>
<p>Can you give me a little bit more detail about this? Why is it difficult and how would schools know that I moved to California to attend a college?</p>
Schools would “know” that you moved to California to attend school if you move to California and start attending a community college.</p>
<p>“Why” is it difficult? Because the UCs, CSUs and CCCs are subsidized by the taxpayers of California, and the taxpayers of California expect and demand that it be “difficult” for non-California residents to qualify for the in-state tuition discount. In the current economic climate in California, expect that it will be even more difficult to claim California residency for tuition purposes.</p>
<p>If you would like to pay in-state rates, I suggest you attend a public university in the state in which you actually reside.</p>
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