<p>You might want to post a question on the financial aid forum - they can help you figure out if you will be out of state for the first year or for all FOUR years at a UC (sometimes it isn’t as simple as moving to Irvine). If you start as out of state you might be classified as out of state all four years so sometimes it is better to take a gap year and start as a resident - like I said, the posters on the financial aid forum are great at helping figure it out (it can be very confusing).</p>