<p>how much is it costing u, and can u establish residency after two years?</p>
<p>?, and no you can't.</p>
<p>even if my parents own land in CA?</p>
<p>Ah, that might help, but it I'm not sure. You'd have to ask the school about it, but I know that most schools are very strict about gaining residency.</p>
<p>in most cases, if your parents own land it makes you a resident because your parents pay property taxes. but im not for sure on this one, best advice is to contact la.</p>
<p>It's costing me 40,600+ for UCLA.....eeeeekkkk! No financial aid except for loans...no work study...</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure it is possible to establish residency in Cali after 1-2 years. If you are financially independent, you can establish residency after living/working in cali for 1 year and a day. But...if you are financially dependent on your parents, they must move with you to cali and work there for over 1 year.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that's how it works. At least that's what their office said when I called.</p>
<p>For more information, check out <a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/forms/residenceclass.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/forms/residenceclass.pdf</a>. You need to be financially independent for two calendar years which dictates that you can start being independent January of your freshman year, unless your parents weren't supporting you during high school.</p>
<p>S received California residency January of his junior year. He is financially independent (college savings were in his name and he paid all of his tuition bills himself) and resides in LA for pretty much the entire year--only a couple of weeks away for the winter break and maybe a week or so during the summer. He votes in CA, works in CA, pays taxes in CA, and has a CA driver's license. LA is his home, and he's staying there after graduation.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>UCLA doesn't cost 40,000 dollars, even for an out-of-stater.</p>
<p>"UCLA doesn't cost 40,000 dollars, even for an out-of-stater."</p>
<p>I'm from out of state, and my dad and i recently added up the total cost for tuition/room/board and it totaled about 38,500. yep. big bucks.</p>
<p>also i hear that california has really strict laws about getting residency, and you have to work there for at LEAST a year before trying to claim. dont know much else.</p>
<p>I hate when people count general living expenses in with what a college costs. No matter where you live, in or out of school, you have to pay for food, transpertation, housing etc. Besides, after your first year you'll probably be out of the dorms and will have the option to live in a cardboard box or the bathroom in the library, so that number could go down.</p>
<p>and I hate when people underestimate how much it costs with respect to the estimated budget. Figure on 30% above anything they've quotesd for both residents and out-of-staters. Frankly, if one can't afford it, they can't afford it.</p>
<p>talk to financial planners, not scholars who can't spell worth a dammn. lol What a sour thing to be planting in these young people's minds.....</p>
<p>Yes, it's expensive, but everyone will do well and finish appropriately. Good luck to you all!</p>
<p>Tuition: $24,000
Housing: $12,000</p>
<p>BruinMichelle, what am I planting? I'm saying that you can lower those numbers by, hmm, lets see...how about getting roomates? What about cooking you're own food? Maybe get rid of the car and take the bus. I guess you're living pretty high on the hog, princess, but that doesn't mean everyone else needs to. And sweetheart, I'm not writing an honors thesis so you'll have to just live with the spelling and grammer problems. Or you could follow me around the boards and correct them. Whatever works best for you.</p>