<p>I know that the UC schools, since they are public, are a lot cheaper for Californian residents/citizens than for out-of-state people. </p>
<p>I have also heard that, if you attend a UC school, or any public school, the out-of-state tuition only applies to the first year, as after studying for one year, you can become a resident of the state and thus enjoy in-state costs and tuition. </p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about that?</p>
<p>From the UC website:</p>
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<p>[University</a> of California - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/ca_residency.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/ca_residency.html)</p>
<p>So i guess i could pay out-of-state fees for my first two years, and in-state fees for my last two undergrad years…</p>
<p>^^No, you will be OOS for the full four years. Most states will not allow OOS college students to establish residency merely by attending school, especially if their parents live in another state and/or claim them as dependants, and California is no exception.</p>
<p>Typically, to gain in-state status, a student would have to “establish domicile” in the state for 12 months PRIOR to attending school. Having an insufficient income to live independently in the state and relying on financial assistance from outside the state would automatically disqualify you.</p>
<p>States owe the taxpayers whose contributions fund their public higher education a break in return for their past and future financial support. They don’t leave loopholes open for non-legit OOS students who just want to qualify for cheaper tuition.</p>
<p>collegefever, there are some key phrases in the above quoted passage:
The ONLY way you would qualify for in-state rates would be if you lived in California for two years and SUPPORTED YOURSELF without any help from family in another state. You would have to show that YOU earned enough during those two years to pay your tuition, fees and living expenses. School breaks and summer breaks would be spent in CALIFORNIA, because you would have to
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<p>You are an out of state student in California.</p>
<p>you’d have to become financially independent or your parents would have to move to California. Otherwise, OOS tuition for all 4 years.</p>
<p>CA public colleges are probably the worst in the Country to attempt this. They are anxious to reduce the overall number of students due to the budget crisis and have been vigilant about getting any student out they can–pre admits who missed a require class, those whose grades went down since being admitted, etc. They are anxious for full pay OOS students, but not those they need to subsidize.</p>
<p>You’re correct about all of that, hmom. Another thing they’re doing at the CSUs to try to push out so-called “super seniors” --students who are still hanging around despite having enough credits to graduate, and who are now taking up precious space. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this at the UCs soon as well.</p>
<p>Don’t they have a maximum (220 quarter units?) limit anyway? I doubt many will hit that limit if you have AP credits.</p>