<p>You cannot get California Residency unless you are independent of your parents or your parents live in California. Grandparents or other relatives do not count unless they have legal guardianship. See link for more information. This is off the UCB website, but it will apply to any university in California.
<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/establish.html?no_server_init”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/establish.html?no_server_init</a></p>