So I’m a Californian but I moved out to Colorado my junior year I’m a senior now applying to ucs the only one I want to attend is UCSB, there’s like a 30% chance of me getting in so I’ve decided I want to move to Santa Barbara attend the city college and then use the TAG program to transfer out to UCSB or go back to la and live with friends while attending ucla therefore reducing living costs for those last two years, while attending Santa Barbara city college I would like to live at Tropicana gardens, the cost of living there alongside the estimated out of tuition expenses, books included is $25484 total, now I want to pay for this by taking out a $15000 loan and working 30ish hours a week, I’ll be majoring in biological sciences and I’m hoping to become a peaditrician so I would need to maintain a very high gpa, I feel like I work best under pressure so I feel like this could be either a great plan or one that leaves me drunk and crying every weekend lmao I would obviously have a bit of help from my dad, mainly for necessities or groceries, but if needed my dad could help out more, but it is something I would like to pay for myself, so basically my question is am I being an idiot? ( also I’m 17 right now and won’t turn 18 till November so there aren’t very many places that will rent to me even with a guaranteer/ co-signer) I know that Santa Barbara is the place that I want to be, I don’t want to stay in Colorado it’s just not me, but I don’t exactly want to stay in la just yet sb is the perfect distance and it’s just something I want very badly but am I being unrealistic about it all?
Yes, you are being extraordinarily unrealistic. If you want to leave CO and go to school in CA, you will need to spend a year living and working in CA before you qualify for residency at CA universities. After you graduate from HS, if you must go to school in CA, move to CA and work there for a year before applying to colleges.
And, in the meantime, take a writing composition class, where at least they will teach you punctuation.
As a student, you can only take $5500 in loans Freshman year, $6500 Sophomore year and $7500 Junior/Senior year. Your plan is unrealistic as stated by the above poster @ALF. If you come to California for educational purposes, you will never get in-state tuition. As stated above, you need to work a year (no school), show proof you plan to stay in California in the form of a driver’s license, rental agreement, etc… If your Dad continues to support you or help you and he is a Colorado resident, again you will not establish California residency. Go to a Colorado college, do well and consider transferring in 2 years or consider UCSB for graduate school.