<p>Well, for sure, you can go to a California Community College for two years, establish residency that way, and then transfer to a UC school as a junior. This is a surefire way for US students, not sure how it works for International students, may be more complicated.</p>
<p>I’ve heard of people being admitted to UC school as an out-of-state student, taking a year off to go to community college and establish residency, and then returning to the UC school as a resident. This is more complex, you’d have to research it very carefully, I would think. Also getting into the top UC schools as an out-of-state student is difficult to begin with.</p>