<p>I live in Virginia and want to attend Univ of California Santa Barbara. I have a step aunt that lives in Los Angeles. Is it possible for me to move in with her in order to get in-state tuition? If I did this, would my parents have to legally release me and would I be able to have my aunt become my legal guardian?</p>
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<p>I believe you have to prove you have been financially independent while residing in CA (if parents live in a different state) for two years before enrollment and you may not have been claimed as a dependent on their income tax for two years prior to attending. There may be more but this may dissuade you unless you have two years to do this…</p>
<p>sorrry, answered wrong thread</p>
<p>Connshap: You are trying to game the system since you are OOS for Santa Barbara and no amount of trying to game the system will get you to residency until you turn 24. Cost is 55K each year for your 4 years at UCSB.</p>
<p>from the UCOP thread:</p>
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<p>You cannot gain instate residency simply by living with your aunt in CA. Your parents live in VA…and you are therefore a VA resident for tuition purposes. But I’m going to guess that you probably already knew that…and hoped there was a loophole for you. There is NOT.</p>
<p>VA has one of the best networks of public universities in this country. People move to your state before their kids start high school so that their kids will have instate status in VA for college.</p>
<p>Of course, the grass is always greener…</p>
<p>I’ve never understood the thinking of 18 year olds that want to go to school OOS no matter what the cost or consequences to their financial future. Plenty of time for that when they graduate. </p>
<p>Magical thinking strikes again.</p>
<p>Well, they do say, “The heart wants what the heart wants.”</p>
<p>On the other hand, they don’t really say, “The heart has a real knack for thinking things through.”</p>
<p>The policies are spelled out clearly in excruciating detail here</p>
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<p>If you can meet these requirements, it will work. It isn’t easy.</p>
<p>Sikorsky, in this case it is not a case of what the heart wants for the OP. Look at the posting history.</p>
<p>not gonna happen, sorry.</p>
<p>btw: it would be more than foolish to even consider paying OOS rates for UCSB, unless it s #3 party school ranking has value to you.</p>
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<p>So you wouldn’t go to school for a few years? UCSB is not commuting distance from LA. Or maybe by “move in” you mean you would use auntie’s address as your mailing address, get a CA driver’s license, register to vote in LA county, file state income tax returns in CA, etc., but really live in the dorm at UCSB, maybe occasionally visiting auntie on some weekends and holidays? Sorry, but that ain’t gonna work. If you really want to attend UCSB, however, the State of California will gladly accept your OOS tuition money.</p>
<p>Iron Maiden, by “what the heart wants,” I meant only the the OP really seemed to want to go to college in California. </p>
<p>Though, apparently, not for the retail price. </p>
<p>I was glad to see you found the OP’s ROTC thread.</p>
<p>Agree with DGDzDad.^^^^ People see locations on a map and assume driveable distances from LA county to SB county. Try a couple of hours on the coast highway, if there is not significant traffic.
Paying full fees at our UC’s doesn’t make sense if your state has a decent education system.</p>