<p>i live in new jersey, but my cousins live in cali. Would i be able to put their address as my home so that im granted in-state tuition?</p>
<p>No, the California colleges and universities are aware that everyone wants to “get around” the out-of-state tuition and fees. Our state is out of money and if you suddenly appear with a California address, it will definitely raise flags. You have not been living in California with your parents who need to be paying taxes, or attending school in California so you are ineligible for in-state tuition. If you come to California to attend school, they know and will charge you for OOS tuition for 4 years.</p>
<p>Yeah - it us a little tougher to get around than just listing someone else’s address on your application. You might be able to lie your way into lower tuition but, c’mon, do you really want to do that?</p>
<p>No, the schools are aware that you are still legally not a resident of the state of California. However, after 2 years (don’t quote me on that) you can apply for state residence and lower your tuition to in-state! I’ve known people who have done that before!</p>
<p>CA public schools use our resident taxes to support themselves. Your parents have not been paying taxes here.</p>
<p>Your state of residence is your parent’s. Not any address that you put for living in or getting mail at. They only exception would be if you attended HS here. You can move in with your cousins and work for a year and try that way but no guarantees.</p>