<p>Living here doesn’t guarantee that you’ll get residence. Unless you’re financially independent or your parents move with you (and are here for at least a year before you want instate tuition), you’re probably still OOS. Here’s Berkeley’s explanation (the generic one escapes me right now): <a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/establish.html”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/establish.html</a></p>
<p>That’s not to say it isn’t possible to move here and get instate tuition, I moved between freshman/sophomore year (family came as well) and got instate tuition at my UC, so it is doable… but depending on your situation, it might not be possible. The process isn’t as easy as some students assume, and if moving here for a year was enough to get residency, everyone would do it. If price is an issue, you need to be planning ahead for tuition (either establishing residency or able to pay OOS).</p>
<p>Why would you spend 2 years at a CCC? The credits from your current school should transfer. You’ll have to guess at the articulations, but those units and your GPA will factor into admissions. Most students apply at the start of their sophomore year, and plan to have 60 units completed (through their previous 4-year school and the CCC) by the time they transfer.</p>