Or if anybody from out of state that attended a California community college and transferred, what’s your story?
Wouldn’t you be an instate student by the time you transfer? Assuming you’re at Santa monica for over a year.
If you are an out of state student at a California community college you will not qualify for in state tuition if you transfer. You will still pay OOS tuition.
@Vincent1997: If you come to California for the purpose of attending school, it is very hard to obtain in-state residency. There are strict rules and criteria an OOS student must meet to become a CA resident so most likely once classified as OOS, they will remain an OOS applicant for UCLA. USC does not differentiate between in-state and OOS.
… But of course, to answer your question OP: due to the selectivity of the schools that you’re applying to… Pretty hard.
You may have a slight chance of transferring but you are aware that you will not be provided ANY funding from the UC’s. These are public schools provided for instate students.
So, full fees are at $62K per year.
Admissions priorities go to in-state residents.
USC is already at $72K per year. It is a private college so residency does not matter.
@Vincent1997, the OP would not be eligible for in-state fees because the student took courses and came to California for educational purposes.
Typically, CA residency requirements stipulate that a student cannot directly come into the state and immediately take coursework at a California college. They must establish themselves as residents first, and work for two years prior to attending any school. They must be self-supporting, cannot be claimed on parent taxes and must do it without help from parents, relatives, neighbors, and without discounted rents.
The student’s W-2 forms and California state taxes on the CA-540 must match a carefully developed budget. Most students do not have the jobs to support living in California and paying market rental rates and living expenses for two years.
@“aunt bea” This might be a dumb question, but college tuition is for a whole year and not one semester correct? So USC costs $73000 a year?
^^ Correct.
^^^^ Correct.