<p>Well, the title says it all. Pretty much the only way I will consider attending Berkeley. Is this possible (within 1 year of attending) and does anyone know how?</p>
<p>it is pretty difficult, otherwise every OOS student would revert to paying in-state fees after their first year. The UC policies are carefully drawn up to avoid this. The reason they have increased their planned mix of OOS students is to benefit from the higher revenue to offset some of the state funding cuts. </p>
<p>[Residency</a> for Tuition Purposes - Office Of The Registrar](<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/prospective_students/residency.html]Residency”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/prospective_students/residency.html)</p>
<p>I’ve looked through some of that but it’s still confusing on how to do it (they probably intended it to be that way). I have heard from some random people that it is possible though… Does anyone know the exact process or has anyone successfully done it and reduced tuition?</p>
<p>I have done it, and my sister has done it, but only because our father lives in-state (though we had lived out of state). Otherwise I’ve heard it’s very difficult.</p>
<p>jumpshooter, what it all boils down to is pretty much this: as an undergraduate student, under 24 years old, your state of residency is where your parents live.</p>
<p>If you move to CA for the purpose of attending college, you will not be eligible for in-state residency for any of your 4 years there. So if paying out-of-state tuition is a deal-breaker, you should probably drop Berkeley from consideration right now. Otherwise, you’re just wasting your time. The rules are set up specifically to keep out-of-state residents from claiming in-state status.</p>
<p>I am out of state as well, and have had to explain to my mom several times that it’s really unlikely to get it; they accept you as an OOS student on the assumption that you will pay OOS tuition for all four years - that’s why they want us so much lately. my mom didn’t declare me on my taxes, and I got a job here at school (but i’m pretty sure there is a clause in there about how university sponsored jobs dont count) and i’m getting a lisence, but they throw in stuff like that you can’t go “home” for the summer, all sorts of things. it seems shady but they are basically saying with out saying that if you want to come to cal, expect to pay full price the whole time.</p>
<p>It’s not “shady” at all. California taxpayers feel that their public universities (which are paid for out of their taxes) should primarily benefit their own children – i.e., State residents. Most States feel the same way; that’s why out-of-state residents normally pay more than in-state residents at nearly all public universities. If you want a low-cost alternative, look at the universities in your home state where you can qualify for in-state tuition.</p>
<p>My parents have been California residents for 28 years, and I’ve lived there for 13 years, but we moved to Texas 4 years ago and now we have to pay OOS :'-(</p>
<p>I am in the same situation as jumpshooter. I have done a lot of research on the residency subject and it really seems that marriage is the shining light at the end of the tunnel in terms of fulfilling the financial independence requirement. Any words on this idea?
Check out this article for a better explanation
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/us/06bcmarriage.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/us/06bcmarriage.html</a></p>