<p>I have Job here in wa but I’ll try my best to Move to CA and have other Job , then every problem solved. I can pay cheaper Cal Poly’s Instate tuition.</p>
<p>Another reason My son is eagerly move to Ca univ is that He want to be a dentist…His Last goal. In wa he has to go to Washington Univ but it is nearly impossible…because the number of accepted students are really small.
In Ca, there are much chances to go to Dental school after he graduate Univ. and he prefer small univ. In large Univ in the class room so many student so professor does not know who is who. he worries about he can’t get recommandation from the professor.</p>
<p>Yes, you and your wife, or either of you can move to CA, set up residence as required and then in a year, your son would get in state tution for Cal Poly. But unless you both can make the move, which means you have to find a job and there is a cost to moving, it means you and your wife will be separated and there will be added costs to that, having two residences and expenses even if she’s living with your sister. If you think all of that is worth doing, go on a head, but frankly, UW is not a school to put one’s nose up to. It’s a very fine school. But look at all of the alternatives and make your choice. </p>
<p>I get it in that my kid is going to an OOS public and I am paying about double for what it would cost for him to go instate, but he picked the school which was within our cost parameters. Another picked a private college. So, yes, many of us pay more for different reasons. But it’s a lot of work, trouble and expense to save on OOS costs and there is life other than facilitating college choice and it will cost you to make the move. What you end up saving may not be worth it. Just pay the OOS costs like most of us do when our student chooses an OOS option. I certainly don’t think it’s worth disrupting family life, job etc just to get the tuition break. There are costs that go along with all of that.</p>
<p>You need to live in CA for a full year BEFORE your son enrolls in college in California. Your son is a senior in high school. Unless he plans to defer for a year, you have missed the 12 month residency requirement prior to him starting college.</p>
<p>You are making this decision based on dental school? Your son could change his mind a dozen times between now and then about his major. </p>
<p>You have a misguided notion that U of Washington is a MUCH inferior school to Cal Poly SLO. In my opinion, you are wrong (your son is doing a great job of convincing you this is the case…right?). </p>
<p>It is totally YOUR choice. But instate tuition for school starting fall of 2014 is NOT going to happen. It’s not.</p>
<p>If I move to CA and have job there, My son has to pay OOS Tuition only for one year of freshman. If I get the Job near my wife who had job offer from CA already, then I can live with her together. next year my son pay In state tuition. My wife’s problem has solved. I have to get the job near my wife. that’s the problem.</p>
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Are you ABSOLUTELY sure this is true? You’d better check the residency rules in writing to make sure this is true. Don’t rely on what somebody is telling you.</p>
<p>Maybe. You need to check. At SOME colleges, if you enter as an OOS student, you REMAIN an OOS student for your full enrollment there…even IF your family moves. At the very least, your son will need to apply for a change in residency status. He might get it…but then again, he might not. You would need to demonstrate that your family domicile was in CA, and NOT exclusively for the purpose of getting instate college tuition status.</p>
<p>Please…answer these questions. Do you WANT to reside in CA? Can you afford to make this move? Will you have sufficient income to pay the OOS costs with your new job for at LEAST the first year? Do you HAVE good job potential in CA? Does your wife have a CA job (in previous posts you say she would NOT be working)? </p>
<p>Is all this moving around because YOU parents want to do it, or because your son has convinced you that it’s Cal Poly or bust? Many of us would move heaven and earth so our kids could attend the college of their choice. But for YOU, this is easily a $23,000 PLUS payout. That is the differential between in and out of state costs in CA.</p>
<p>Just make sure you are clear on whether you really CAN gain instate status. I personally think it is doubtful. But that’s me.</p>
<p>Regarding dental school…if your son REALLY wants to go to dental school in CA…he could get his bachelors degree at U of Washington…then he could move to CA all by himself…and get a job. Live there for a year, then apply to dental schools. He will be instate for CA at that point…because he will have lived and worked in the state.</p>
<p>And YES, I know this would delay the start of dental school by a year. In my opinion, that is better than moving the WHOLE family.</p>
<p>No, generally once a student is admitted as an OOS student at a CA college, he remains an out of state student, regardless of where his parents move. Honestly, you don’t think the cal system would be on to that?</p>
<p>really ? If me and wife pay tax in ca. and I don’t know why can’t I instate tuition ?? what’s the matter ?
so complicated…</p>
<p>What is the matter? You want to move to CA for the purpose of college only. As noted, the CA folks will scrutinize your reasons…and your intent. </p>
<p>As I mentioned upstream…you KNEW your kid was OOS for CA colleges, yet you allowed him to apply to ALL CA schools except one…U of Washington. You KNEW that you would be OOS for tuition purposes.</p>
<p>Either be prepared to pay, or not. Your choice.</p>
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<p>OP - it’s not complicated. you are making it complicated by trying to cut corners. </p>
<p>I know there are not much difference between University of wa and Cal Poly…So at first I persuaded my son go to UW. But he is so strong…terrible. headache .after he graduate univ of wa and He can move to CA later to be a dentist. I’ll try to persuade him one more time again.</p>
<p>I just went through this residency determination for my son at CSULB. They asked for documents going back two years. I had to provide 2011 and 2012 CA state income tax returns, my CA drivers license, CA car registrations 2011 - 2012, etc. They were looking for my intent, did I move to California so my son could get into a California school? </p>
<p>Just because you plan to move here and try to get instate after one year, does not mean that you be able to get it if it looks like your intent was to move here to get instate tuition.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>It’s not a easy job. Oh my God…please take me to homeland of in state Tuition…hahahaha…</p>
<p>then, I’ll abandon to go to CA and stay my home in WA, But my wife go to CA with my son I left alone.
I didn’t know that is such a difficult job to pay Instate. </p>
<p>Why does your wife NEED to go to CA with your son. Most kids go to college without their parents tagging along.</p>
<p>I believe for the Cal States, as with many schools, if a parent moves in state and establishes residency, the student can get in state tuition after a year. For each school the exact requirement and how closely it’s monitored varies. If someone want to go through all of that trouble to get in state tuition for three years of college, and it will cost money as well, then fine and dandy with me. If OP can get a job there and relocate, fine too. But it might be a lot cheaper to just pay the danged OOS premium and certainly a whole lot less stress. </p>
<p>I agree that the OP had better check the rules v-e-r-y carefully before doing this, but really, if someone wants to go through all of that, it can be legitimate. What isn’t, is going through the motions and not really moving there and stating one has. Get caught doing that, and it’s fraud. But going through what’s needed to make in state status for tuition purposes, that’s fine. And there’s nothing wrong with accommodating a kid who wants to go to a certain school if the parent can pay the differential even if it means going through some of the machinations OP is considering. </p>
<p>But I ABSOLUTELY say, check out the residency rules for that specific college specifically for in state tution. The rules can vary for different purposes. Don’t take anyone’s word for any of this either other than someone in the department at the school that makes these determinations.</p>
<p>It isn’t difficult to pay instate at YOUR instate university in YOUR state. YOU are NOT instate for California and you KNEW that when your child applied to California schools. Instate tuition in California is NOT meant for you, and it isn’t meant for people who want to move to California for the sole purpose of getting instate tuition, it is meant for CALIFORNIA residents who’s children attended CALIFORNIA high schools.</p>
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<p>for the case of My wife. Job offer was already before my son’s acceptance of Cal Poly. she can receive 60% more salary there in Ca. much good chance for her.</p>
<p>IMO, the mom moving to California, but not supporting the son might be a problem. If the mom has no income, and you are still claiming the mom and son on your tax return (and still filing a WA tax return) then having the mom move to CA really does not serve any purpose. </p>