<p>The reason California residents have higher acceptance rates is because their parents pay taxes to the state. If your parents aren’t planning on moving back with you, you’re technically just a visiting scholar or something like that. Usually, you either have to go to high school in CA for 3 years, or your parents have to actually reside/work in CA. Otherwise, you have to pay the nonresident fee, which basically means you are treated like any out of state/international applicant. Bottom line- unless your parents plan on moving back with you to join the military in CA or work for the university, living one year in CA is not enough to establish residency. So, I suggest you stay and complete your IB, or else you’ll be losing something for nothing. </p>
<p>[UC</a> Berkeley Registrar : Legal Residence Information](<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html]UC”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html)</p>
<p>correct me if I’m wrong…</p>