Do out-of-state applicants have a lower chance to get in?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I am wondering if OOS students 'become' in-state after the first year? I heard Georgia is like that - first year you pay OOS tuition but from second year you pay in-state. Anyone know how California treats OOS ?</p>

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<p>unless your parents move to Calif, it is extremely hard to obtain in-state tuition.</p>

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I am wondering if OOS students 'become' in-state after the first year? I heard Georgia is like that - first year you pay OOS tuition but from second year you pay in-state. Anyone know how California treats OOS ?

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<p>This used to happen a lot in the old days, and as a result, the state of California took a bath on guys who came in to quickly establish residency to get cheap tuition, and then immediately left the state. State taxpayers rightfully asked why they were subsidizing these people from other states who never paid a dime in taxes. </p>

<p>Hence, UC changed the rules to make things extremely difficult for out-of-state undergrads to be able establish residency. </p>

<p><a href="http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/establish.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/establish.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Still, the out-of-state tuition was not ridiculous like it is now.</p>

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<p>Yeah. It's kinda shocking how expensive it can be for OOS students.</p>