<p>If u were going to an OoS U, and then u moved to LA without support of parents, n then got a day labor job, then got ur bank accounts transferred to LA, would u be eligible for in-state n lots of grants (if u didn't have any dependents)?</p>
<p>No… its very hard trying to claim in-state tuition… if your parents are paying for you this year, schools will believe they will pay for the other years as well. Plus, haven’t you heard, UCLA and the UC’s are poor (well, not poor, just broke because they ineffectively spend money (honestly, how many freaking times do you need to paint the stairs between Covel/Sproul and Rieber/Hedrick - the ones by hilltop)) so any money from out-of staters is much appreciated</p>
<p>i’ve met one person here who managed to claim in-state residency. you have to be a financial independent for 2 full years. this means no loans in the names of your parents, no co-signing of loans, etc. so she had a bunch of loans in her own name (probably higher interest rate since she didn’t have a cosigner and doesn’t have an extensive credit history when she started UCLA at age 18). </p>
<p>otherwise, might as well just graduate a year early (like i did) to avoid the extra year of OOS tuition.</p>
<p>I got in-state residency and it is a lot of work, but not impossible. When I came here, I got a CA driver’s license, got a checking and savings account here, told my mom not to include me in her taxes, got a lot of loans without a cosigner, got a job, got an apt ASAP to establish residency, etc. You should go to Murphy and check out the requirements for financial independence. It is indeed 2 years.</p>
<p>I actually wished I had gone to community college to get in-state residency first and then transferred to UCLA. I think I’m 30,000 in debt right now haha.</p>