Moving to California to live with my dad. Will it be easier to get in state tuition (August: 2014, transfer)

[_abn14]

I'm currently in Austin, Tx for school. Ill be moving to california about August. Since my father has been a resident in California for about 3 years will it be cheaper for me to go to an university since he's my parent and has residence or does it not matter since I've been in Texas for 8 years?

Thanks for your input, i hope i made sense!

[Senno]

Looks like you will qualify for instate tuition if you are younger than 19 for the upcoming fall semester, as your dad is presumably a resident.

California Residency FAQs > Admissions & Recruitment > CSU Channel Islands

[aslowdodge]

That's assuming they can even get in. I know a lot of kids with 3.5 and 4.0 who have to go out of state for college. Seems all the colleges we fund here for our Ca kids would rather accept out of state or country kids instead.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by _abn14

I'm currently in Austin, Tx for school. Ill be moving to california about August. Since my father has been a resident in California for about 3 years will it be cheaper for me to go to an university since he's my parent and has residence or does it not matter since I've been in Texas for 8 years?

Thanks for your input, i hope i made sense!

I think you will be ok, but if you are serious, you had better apply now or settle for CC for a year. Even if you have top grades, many of the universities are already full for the fall semester.

[chuckmann]

The state colleges are now actively seeking out of state students because those folks pay full freight. The state college system is bankrupt, and so want more and more students who pay the full tuition.

[Vary]

Applications for most of the schools closed between November and the beginning of January; deadlines for supplemental materials are past and seniors are currently in the interview process. So you're out of luck for applying for this fall to most of the four-year schools. If you're seriously considering this, and decide that you'll have to start with a community college, you need to do your research and get on the ball, because they're gearing up to register their fall students. And as a new student, you'll be at the bottom of the food chain, and will be the last to register, when most of the classes are already filled.

If you're looking to come out here because there's a program you're dying to get into, then you should stay where you are and research how to get into it as a transfer student in the future. Otherwise, you might just be setting yourself back from a timely graduation by coming here out of sync with application times.

[BuckeyeAtHeart]

I have seen this very topic discussed on other forums. From all I have read, there is no hard and fast rule here in CA on whether you would be considered in-state or out-of-state. It has been suggested that you would need to check on an individual basis with each university to see what their residency requirements are.

[jdl34]

In case you don't move for some reason at that time you should consider claiming your residency before like getting a state ID and a few other things Outstate Tuition
Read my blog I went through a lot the hard way to claim it can save you a lot of $$$

Good luck

[twins4lynn]

Originally Posted by _abn14

I'm currently in Austin, Tx for school. Ill be moving to california about August. Since my father has been a resident in California for about 3 years will it be cheaper for me to go to an university since he's my parent and has residence or does it not matter since I've been in Texas for 8 years?

Thanks for your input, i hope i made sense!

It's not that easy if unless you're under age 18. Read the residency requirements to see what pertains to you.
If you are interested in the UC's - here are the residency requirements.
http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/...nce-policy.pdf . If you are interested in the CSU's here are there residency requirements http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publicat...onhandbook.pdf

Registration for both the UC's and CSU's will open in fall 2013 for the school year beginning fall 2014.

[Ruth4Truth]

You could move to CA and work for one semester, which will help you establish residency, then apply for admission to spring semester. I can't say for sure about the UC system, but most state universities accept a limited number of students mid-year.