Establishing Residency as an OOS possible through City Year?

catspajamas
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:59:04 +0000

A bit of background - I recently put down my deposit at my state flagship and am deferring a year to (hopefully) do City Year in CA.

I am by no means doing City Year as a means to gain residency, I genuinely believe CY’s message is inspirational and amazing, and I cannot wait to be a part of it. That being said, I am not exactly thrilled with where I will be enrolling a year from now - because of financial reasons, the only school I could afford was my super-safety, and I would like to maybe re-apply to some schools next year (UCLA included).

According to the UCLA registrar’s office (UCLA Registrar’s Office: Residence Classification for Tuition Purposes FAQ)…
“To establish residence the student must be physically present in California for more than one year and must have come here with the intent to make California his or her home. Physical presence California solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence, regardless of the length of stay.”

City Year lasts 10 months - would I officially be able to declare residency if I do 2 years at City Year (1 year as a regular corps member and 1 as a senior corps member), assuming I remain financially independent in the summer between the two service terms?