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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Virginia resident whose kid has gotten into UVA (honors), but also Berkeley. So is it worth it to pay twice as much to go to Berkeley instead of UVA?[/quote]

Can't your kid just establish CA residency after 12 months? I did that as a grad student at UCLA. [/quote]

Or do a gap year internship in California?[/quote]

Nearly impossible for anyone under 24 to establish residency for tuition purposes.

[quote]If you’re an unmarried undergraduate under the age of 24 and your parent(s) are not California residents, you must be able to document (for example, using tax returns, W-2 forms, bank statements) that you have been totally self-sufficient for two full years prior to the residence determination date, supporting yourself, for example, through jobs, financial aid, commercial/institutional loans in your name only, and documentable savings from your earnings. This also means you can't have been claimed as an income tax dependent by any individual or have accepted gifts (cash or other support) that contributed to your subsistence for two tax years immediately preceding the term.[/quote]

http://ucop.edu/residency/establishing-residency.html

OP, I went to Berkeley (as a california resident).  I left and transferred to a state school back east because I wanted something different.  Go, visit, if you can and haven't already.  Just for a day, even.  It is a different world than out here.  The type of student who loves Cal and the type who love UVA are not often going to be the same student.[/quote]

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