"It all comes down to money."

Paying for College
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<p>Becoming a California resident after being accepted as OOS is not going to happen.</p>

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<p>Why do you say that tptshorty?</p>

<p>check out one example of what has been done to get residency</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/us/06bcmarriage.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/us/06bcmarriage.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@OP - congratulate yourself for getting in, grab the tissues, have a good cry, and move on.</p>

<p>Hopefully you have a financial safety that you can afford, presumably a SUNY or CUNY. If not, apply now to the ones with rolling admissions.</p>

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<p>zacatac07:
While it’s not illegal, getting married purely to quickly bypass rules for gaining financial independence standing could be viewed as coming to California for the purposes of academics and not intent to make California their permanent home. Those students in that article are right to keep their identities anonymous.</p>

<p>If a UC doubts your intent, then no residency for tuition purposes.</p>

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<p>You should apply to the SUNY schools or CUNY. You could probably even get into the honors program</p>