<p>The only “work-around” I know is one you probably would not be interested in: move to CA, and enroll in a Community College. After successful completion of an AA program, with a high GPA and fulfillment of key UC requirements, you are almost guaranteed admission into a UC. If you have had your own address, worked some of the time, and you appear to be financially independent, you might qualify for CA residency. Get a driver’s license, bank account, register to vote (if you’re US citizen), etc. I suspect that’s not what you had in mind, though. The UCs have a new financial aid program set up for middle-income families, but they are very cagey about eligibility. My son was accepted into UCSD and Davis (we are NJ residents), and received an e-mail in late April stating that they would notify him of eligibility in July. They do not cover the out-of-state supplement ($23k, I believe), either.</p>
<p>@woogzmama I don’t think that would work either if you read the link in Corinthian’s first post on page 1…</p>
<p>@sdgal2 @woogzmama @ I ask about OOS rates even though my parents can afford it because I still feel bad about them paying over 200K. And I didn’t belittle Rutgers and I would be happy to go if they offered a full ride. I have money set aside for my education and I could use that for grad (I do not know if my parents would pay for that) or to start my own business when I graduate. Im just asking this question because if you can get something that causes 50k while you could spend 30k would’t you look into it. @MYOS1634 Ill look into the schools.</p>
<p>So you would rather have the CA taxpayers subsidize you education rather than your apparently well off parents, who have never paid CA taxes. </p>
<p>@tomsrofboston when you put it that way it makes me seem like a terrible guy. If by that same token people who qualify for financial aid are just mooching off everyone else. Where does Berkeley get money for merit aid awards I would be eligible for. They get it from the tax payers. Therefore any one who wins them are just using the CA taxpayers to subsidize their education. I am just trying to lead the best life I can.</p>
<p>There is a very easy way for you to get instate tuition. Your WHOLE family can move to California before your senior year of high school, parents can get jobs, the whole family can establish residency there. Poof…instate residency.</p>
<p>If your family resides in NJ, you are a resident of New Jersey.</p>
<p>The grass is always greener. Many students from our area want to attend Rutgers or the College of New Jersey. </p>
<p>No, UC merit awards come primarily from OOS tuition premiums. Hence why the UC likes full pay OOS students. </p>
<p>I mean we could move there but then I couldn’t watch Giants games anymore. Alright thanks everybody for the info.</p>
<p>Well, that’s ^^ another good reason to move!!</p>
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<p>DirecTV Sunday Ticket. Problem solved.</p>
<p>Its not the same as the stadium experience and plus I am very close to NYC which is nice. We also fly across the Atlantic every year so adding another 7 hours from LA to NYC is not ideal.</p>
<p>Well, you can avoid OOS tuition and the long flight by simply not going to school OOS. Easy fix.</p>
<p>@twoinanddone Can’t believe I never thought of that thank you. Why concern myself with a question about the UCs when the answer was in front of me the whole time? If you read the rest of the thread I acknowledged that Rutgers was a possibility but I was simply wondering if I could go to the UCs for a cheaper price. The rest of these people in the thread answered it for me but your comment was also very helpful.</p>
<p>oohcollege - you do sarcasm very well and manage to be polite at the same time. I’m quite impressed and a little amused. (no, I’m not being sarcastic).</p>
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<p>Ah, first world problems. Well, I guess that we all have our priorities. Giants tickets and transatlantic airfare vs. UC OOS tuition…</p>
<p>I did read all the responses People said no, instate tuition discounts are available to people who actually live in the state and then oohcollege kept it going by saying he just wants to go to a UC, that he doesn’t want to move there because he wants to watch the Giants (in the stadium, not on TV), wants to live on the east coast to make his European vacations more convenient.</p>
<p>You can’t get the Florida discount at Disney unless you live in Florida. You can’t get an instate fishing license in MN unless you live in MN. Even if you just think the fishing is better in MN than in your home state. Can’t get instate tuition if you don’t live there.</p>
<p>Unlike others who have asked this question, OP doesn’t even have a plan to move to California, he just wants the cheaper tuition. Others gave him some options (get married, move and live there for a year or more) but he just blew them off.</p>
<p>@twoinanddone I understand where you are coming from. I just wanted to know and I believe it was a valid question to ask. I didn’t blow off the other options given to me but I just do not think that getting married and working for 366 is a viable option. Now about the Giants games, I am actually a Packers fan and they have been playing the Giants for the past couple of years so those are the games I like to attend. Overall I kind of regret not living in California since it seems like a nice place with a lot to offer. If I am so lucky to get accepted to a good university there, I will take a long look at it. Once again thank you for everyone’s responses.</p>
<p>Beside the private universities I mentioned earlier (where there’s no in-state/OOS issue), look into Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, Cal State Long Beach, Chico Honors, SJSU Honors, CPP Honors. All of these would be in CA and are cheaper than UCs.</p>
<p>@ooohcollege I was in somewhat of the same situation as you are now. However, I am not a US citizen, I’m a US national. I was born and raised on a US territory called American Samoa. I first moved to the US for college and was offered a scholarship at a junior college in New Mexico so no OOS tuition. Things didn’t work out so I moved to Colorado for a bit and attended college paying OOS tuition. The town I lived was too small for me so I moved to CA for school and I went there and attended a cc in the bay area. But I never paid as an OOS student and that’s because I had a physical address within having moved there of course. Tuition was paid with something called BOGFW (Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver), which is offered to low-income independent students. Books were paid after signing up with a program called EOPS (Extended Opportunity Programs and Services). Later on I had a part-time job to further establish my residency and I also voted. So you see it’s not so easy for OOS students to get to the point of paying in-state tuition. Just by moving there isn’t enough to establish residency, it’s a give and take, can’t always be a taker, not that I’m pegging you as one. From what I’ve read so far in your last few posts, your parents sound like they would have no problem paying for your education no matter the cost. Sorry for the long post and hope I helped in a way. What are you planning to major in anyways?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info @slick92. I am planning on being an engineering major.</p>