<p>OOS costs are pretty high for UC and this is an issue for me since i can attend college in the midwest for the oos fee alone. Will I be able to get residency if i have a good application? or if i live/work for a year(or do i need to be financially independent)? if i have difficulty obtaining residency, what are some alternative schools that are cheaper? im going for CS btw.</p>
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To establish your California residence, you must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen who has been physically present in the state for more than one year, and you must be able to provide convincing evidence that your intent for the entire year has been to establish a permanent residence in the state. You must also be financially independent, as defined by the UC Office of General Counsel, if your parents are not California residents.
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<p>There's a lot more information given here:
<a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/faq/residence.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/faq/residence.htm</a></p>
<p>To to be financially independent i need to pay for all living expenses and tuition? That is frickin crazy. If they tried as hard as they do to keep out of staters from coming in as they did keeping illegals out, than there would be no illegal immigrants in CA.</p>
<p>The easiest way to attain financial independence is to get married to a California resident or to have children. :rolleyes: </p>
<p>If you're interested in Los Angeles, you should apply to USC instead. They will give you a better financial aid package.</p>
<p>If your parents have claimed you on their taxes the year prior to applying, you will need to show that you have been financially independent for 2 years.</p>
<p>In other words, ain't gonna happen.</p>
<p>what are the oos costs for CSU schools?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.csumentor.edu/campustour/%5B/url%5D">http://www.csumentor.edu/campustour/</a></p>
<p>Just click on a particular campus and you should be able to find the information about costs. Though, I'm not sure why you would want to go to a CSU and pay OOS tuition.</p>
<p>What do you mean? are the schools just average? im just trying to avoid the $17k at UC.</p>
<p>CSUs are more or less average schools here in California. Paying OOS tuition and housing (about 18k total) a year just to go to one might not be worth it.</p>
<p>What about Cal Poly SLO? Im going for CS btw</p>
<p>SLO is supposed to be a great CS/CE school. but still OOS. not sure how much more CSU OOS fees are compared to UC's.</p>
<p>i think oos is about $8k but it depends on how many units you take. uc is $17k!</p>
<p>I would not suggest paying out-of-state tuition for a Cal State education just to move to California. If you're dead-set on becoming a California resident, then maybe you should defer college for one year and work full-time (and/or filling up your own California bank account) until you can establish financial independence from your parents. Then you can attend a top UC (UCB/UCLA) for less than you would pay for a Cal State. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I'm not considering waiting a year. I want to go to college with high school stuff fresh in my mind. Do I really need to go to a UC school over SLO for CS? </p>
<p>What are some private universities that I can attend that aren't too expensive? this way I can avoid oos. btw i am applying to usc but can only attend if i get help. thanks everyone</p>
<p>5.0 Mustang, I suggest finding a FAFSA calculator online to give you a rough idea of your EFC (look up these terms if you have no idea what I'm referring too and look in CC's Financial Aid forum if you are completely lost). </p>
<p>Private universities will calculate your financial aid package differently; they might say that they will cover all of your need (that is, the estimated cost of attending minus your family's contribution (EFC)) in loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships if you have a great record. However, the ratio of grants/scholarships/"free money" to loans will depend on the individual university. Since you're interested in USC, search for "financial aid" in the USC forum and see what you can find.</p>
<p>Also, look up a school's common data sheet (e.g. Stanford's</a>) and you should be able to find out more information about FinAid packages.</p>
<p>And if you must must must come to California for school, you can do worse than SLO for CS. </p>
<p>Do research...check out ALL of your options though.</p>
<p>"you can do worse than SLO for CS."</p>
<p>So are you saying that even though SLO isn't terrible it isn't real great? I REALLY want to go to CA. Are there any private schools that aren't outrageously priced?</p>
<p>5.0 Mustang, go post something in the College Search and Selection forum.</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO has a great CS reputation...
Not as prestigious as that of UCB and UCLA, but still well-known by recruiters. :rolleyes:</p>