Financial aid questions!!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>I went to the calculator on the site, and it says I do not qualify for any financial aid. I am an oos student. Is there any way I can get financial aid from the school. There is no way my parents will be able to pay for UCLA OOS. </p>

<p>Also, If I receive the regents scholarship will I get full tuition. Is there any way for the school to give me the full tuition even though I don't qualify for financial aid because my parents won't be able to pay off the 47k each year. </p>

<p>To add to that, after a year in California can I get a drivers license, find an apartment, get a job, and claim residency. Then, I would get my parents to not claim me as a dependent. I would still be paying taxes to the state of California. Will I still be able to get instate tuition even though my parents would be paying for my college?</p>

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<p>Have you read the DETAILED requirements on establishing residency?
I’m oos too, after I found out the total cost, I went on a rampage trying to figure out how to change that.</p>

<p>In addition to intent and physically living there for +1yr, being financially independent is the hardest part. They mean COMPLETE independence. Gotta read the details.
Quick answer to your question:

Might want to read the whole thing:
[UCLA</a> Registrar’s Office: Residence for Tuition Purposes–Financial Independence](<a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/residence/finindep.htm]UCLA”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/residence/finindep.htm)</p>

<p>Basically, it ends up being whether I want to spend time during college working to support myself or actually studying. I’m going with the latter.
From what I’ve seen, state schools aren’t big on giving oos students aid. I found out Monday that they’re giving me something called “Chancellor’s National Scholarship” for 5k/yr for 4yrs. Apparently it’s some sort of merit aid for oos students, of course to renew the scholarship each year, I’d have to remain classified as oos. </p>

<p>Funny how they’re the only school that’s offering me money but it’s still not enough (guessed I shouldn’t have applied to almost all public schools…). UCLA was my #1 and I used to think that if I get in, I would do anything to attend. But realistically now, the price tag isn’t worth it for me. I could attend as oos and spend 43k/yr, but I want to go to grad school too.</p>

<p>All I can say is, think carefully. Good luck!</p>