<p>Hi everyone. Ok, so I have been admitted to UCSB out of state, yet I have received almost NO financial aid aside from loans! Considering the econ. situation, I guess I can't really be surprised...I just feel screwed because I was so excited about the prospect of attending school in CA. I live in TN right now, but almost all of my family lives in socal (I grew up in sd)...I am utterly repulsed by the idea of attending any of the TN schools (I honestly don't like TN, and most of my high school friends will be there in hordes). I've also worked my ass off in high school doing the IB program, so I'm just frustrated with the whole situation. Despite all of this, I'm posting because I don't know what to do! I have some other options that are alot cheaper, but I'm not really crazy about the schools or the locations. I'm blaming myself for not being more engaged in my college app choices, but it happened so fast and I was a little overwhelmed. </p>
<p>Also, I happen to be here in cali visiting for spring break, and I'm planning on going up to ucsb either tomorrow or thursday to talk with some people. I don't really know if I can do anything, but I figure it won't hurt to stop by. advice? thanks!</p>
<p>Well, I don’t really know if this helps, but one of my roommates was from Fort Worth, Texas. He got addicted to online poker when I lived with him. His grades suffered, and when his dad realized what kinds of grades he was getting, he said he wouldn’t pay tuition anymore. His dad thought this would cause his son to go home, but he withdrew from UCSB as a sophomore and played poker full time and managed to support himself living in Santa Barbara with his winnings. After being gone for 2.5 years, he reapplied to UCSB, using his poker winnings as proof that he was an independent and could support himself. The school accepted his argument and agreed that he would qualify for in-state tuition.</p>
<p>Of course, I wouldn’t recommend this, lol. It’s all I could think of as a somewhat weird way to qualify for in-state tuition.</p>
<p>I’ll try to keep that in mind if I’m feeling really desperate, rc! I guess I’m just in an angry denial right now, hoping that someone can give me some brilliant idea that most likely doesn’t exist…it sucks because CA is where I want to be, but it seems to be the one place I can’t get to (if only my parent had never moved out to the middle of nowhere, lol).</p>
<p>I actually have been looking into SBCC. I just don’t see the point in considering it if I can’t somehow establish residency while attending (for UCSB to be a reality, I will need to get in-state tuition or a scholarship/grants…they seriously only gave me a $300 grant + loans). Considering I have family members in CA, would it be more plausible for me to establish residency? Obviously, I’m dependent on my parents in TN.</p>
<p>The financial independence requirement will not be a factor in residence determination if the student meets one of the following criteria:</p>
<ol>
<li>The student’s natural or adoptive parent(s), upon whom the student is financially dependent, meet the requirements for residency for tuition purposes;
OR</li>
<li>The student is at least 24 years of age by December 31 of the calendar year in which classification as a resident is requested;
OR</li>
<li>The student is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces;
OR</li>
<li>The student is a ward of the court or both parents are deceased;
OR</li>
<li>The student has a legal dependent other than a spouse or registered domestic partner;
OR</li>
<li>The student is married or has a registered domestic partner, or is a graduate or professional school student , and was not claimed as an income tax deduction by his/her parents or any other individual for the tax year immediately preceding the quarter for which classification as a resident is requested;</li>
</ol>
<p>Just get married before you transfer! haha.</p>
<p>Yay bureaucracy! It makes sense, but I hate it…I mean, my intention for going to school in CA is because I want to stay there after. I feel like coming all the way from TN should be ample justification for how serious I am, but I guess not since there’s no telling the future.</p>