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<p>Not so fast. It’s very difficult for OOS students to establish in-state tuition residency by moving to California solely for the purpose of attending college. Most states are on to that tactic throw up roadblocks to make it difficult or impossible:</p>
<p>[Establishing</a> Legal Residence - Office Of The Registrar](<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/establish.html]Establishing”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/establish.html)</p>
<p>Excerpts:</p>
<p>"If you are physically present in California solely for educational purposes, you will not be eligible for resident classification regardless of the length of your stay in California.</p>
<p>Financial Independence: If you will not reach age 24 by December 31 of the year in which classification as a resident is requested, and are not dependent upon a California resident parent (biological or legally adoptive only) for tuition purposes, you will be required to satisfy the University’s self-sufficiency requirement.</p>
<p>It should be noted that this requirement makes it extremely difficult for most undergraduates who do not have a parent domiciled in California to qualify for classification as a resident at a University of California campus."</p>