Difficult question....are you smart enough to answer?

<p>I attend a east-coast high school boarding school on the east coast. I am currently applying to college in the UC system. My parents pay taxes in California. My whole family lives in california. I live in California approximately 5 months out of the year. Am I considered a California resident or am I out-of-state?</p>

<p>You are considered a Californian simply because your parents pay taxes there.</p>

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I attend a east-coast high school boarding school on the east coast.

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I had to laugh after I read your title "are you smart enough to answer??" Struck me as funny.. Which of us need to document our intelligence??? Sorry, its late-- the irony was, as I said, funny...</p>

<p>If your primary residence is registered in california, then you are considered a californian citizen.</p>

<p>You should be smart enough to contact a U of Cal school and ask how to find out what the residency requirements are rather than ask it here.</p>

<p>haha excellent way to get our attention. and yes, contact financial aid office or admissions office.</p>

<p>You haven't done enough to establish a different state of residence, especially if you are still a dependent. We live in Maryland and my son went to a boarding school in Virginia. When he applied to UVA he was OOS. Of course, check, but I sincerely doubt that California has different rules. I've certainly never heard of a boarding school changing a dependent's official residence. (If it did, can you imagine all the folks doing this near the end of high school in order to try to get instate tuition?)</p>

<p>Oh, I forgot -- ARE there any east-coast boarding schools located somewhere other than the east coast? :)</p>

<p>Oh, I forgot -- ARE there any east-coast boarding schools located somewhere other than the east coast?
haha wasnt thinking right.</p>

<p>First off, no one can answer this question except someone who is VERY familiar with the issue of gaining in-state status while living out of state.</p>

<p>Having said that, I happen to know a young lady who didn't live in California at all, for any part of the year except the occasional visit to her dad, who managed to get in-state status at Berkeley. I'm told by her parents that it wasn't a slam dunk, and I'm told that there may be rules about physically residing in the state now that she is matriculating.</p>

<p>So, go on the UC website. Call a UC counselor. Or get advice from someone who REALLY knows what he/she is talking about (and you have proof of that). But don't depend on off-the-cuff remarks here.</p>

<p>Firewolf,</p>

<p>If you are still a minor, I'm reasonably certain that you qualify as a California resident based on your parents CA residency. Following is a passage from UC Berkeley's Office of the Registrar regarding "Legal Residence Information""</p>

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<p>If you are a minor student, your residence is determined by the residence of the parent(s) with whom you live or last lived, and you would not lose that residence unless you perform acts inconsistent with a claim of permanent California residence.

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<p>It makes sense to contact them for definitive information:</p>

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Inquiries and Appeals</p>

<p>Inquiries regarding residence requirements, determination, and/or recognized exceptions should be directed to the Residence Deputy, Office of the Registrar, 120 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-5404, telephone (510) 642-5990, or the Legal Analyst-Residence Matters, 1111 Franklin Street, 8th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607-5200. *No other University personnel are authorized to supply information relative to residence requirements for tuition purposes. *

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<p>REFERENCES:</p>

<p>UC Berkeley "Legal Residence Information":<br>
<a href="http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>University of California / Admissions / Undergraduate Admissions / California Residency Information:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/ca_residency.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/ca_residency.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Your parents pay taxes in Cali. You are one of their dependants (unless you file taxes for yourself). Therefore you are a cali resident unless you gave up that right and have a state ID for some place in the east coast.</p>