<p>Okay so I was just wondering, I'm planning on taking a year off next year to get a full-time job and at least raise some money for college. I'm in Washington state with a little over 70 credits from an in-state state college (taken during high school so I'm not yet a transfer student).</p>
<p>That being said, I plan on going to a decently expensive school like NYU or USC or something else that I can get into for film. That being said, these are pretty pricey schools even if I get in. So could I just spend a year in the school and if I can't afford it, can I just transfer to a state school and have residency benefits cheapness?</p>
<p>No, not in California. California has really strict residency requirements.</p>
<p>I see. And what if I were to have an apartment and be self-sufficient in everything (except school), and then have my parents just give me the money to attend?</p>
<p>Also, would it work for New York?</p>
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Assuming your parents give you enough to pay the out-of-state rates for a UC or CSU, yes that would work. It would NOT work in terms of gaining residency for in-state tuition in California.</p>
<p>What you need to establish residency in a state for tuition purposes varies among the states but common restrictions include that you are presumed to be a resident of the state your parents live in. To overcome that presumption, you usually need to show you have resided and worked in the state for a continuous period of time, often a year, toward which year time spent in college often does not count, and that you are financially independent from your parents, including that they do not pay for any of your college costs.</p>