<p>You will not get CA residency by living there one year. Unless you’re considered an independent student on your FAFSA (see the criteria here [FAFSA</a> and the Independent Student - Fastweb](<a href=“Federal Financial Aid and the FAFSA Independent Student | Fastweb”>Federal Financial Aid and the FAFSA Independent Student | Fastweb)), your state of residency will be determined by where your parents live and pay taxes, no matter where you are living. You can see evidence of this on the UC websites: [Criteria</a> to Establish Residence for Tuition Purposes](<a href=“http://students.ucsd.edu/finances/fees/residence/criteria.html]Criteria”>Criteria to Establish Residence for Tuition Purposes)</p>