Corrected RDD dates.
Independent status for aid is different than qualifying for the “resident” pricing.
You’re on UC’s radar as out of state. They accepted you as OOS. It’s in their records. We know they’re dropping OOS aid. And they know you haven’t been living in CA. Marriage won’t change this. (It pertains to a different exception.)
No, you can’t start school in spring term and have those months included in the count of days you lived in state, then get the in-state rate that fall. It’s CA Residency 101.
In fact, the RDD/Residency Determination Date for your present start date, Spring semester 2017, is Jan 17, 2017- meaning your 366 clock started no later 366 days before that. For Fall semester 2017, it’s August 23, 2017, meaning you would need to be fully settled ahead of that date, this year. And, your start hasn’t been deferred.
There’s also the issue that they don’t allow an endless appeal cycle. They state the right to claim No Mas.
You’re a smart young person, but missed a key step in the research and considerations. What many of us are suggesting is you need a solid Plan B, one that works when all the reality is laid on the table.
@itsv did you mean, can’t get any cheaper than “on” campus?
edited to correct to the semester dates, not quarter.