CA in-state residency?

[migi23]

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I am applying this cycle (sending in my primary app next month). I have lived in CA for 4 years while I went to college at UCSB and have CA drivers license & am registered to vote here. Unfortunatley, I am a dependent and my parents live in Chicago but I am in the process of no longer being their dependent and becoming financially independent. I will be working during my gap year (June 2021- Aug 2022) and earning enough money to be "financially independent for one year" by the time I begin medical school next august. Can I be considered an in-state student this cycle or no because I have not yet been financially independent for one full year (even though I technically will be by the time I matriculate)?

 

[gyngyn]

I recommend that you do whatever you can to keep your IL residency.

 

[migi23]

I recommend that you do whatever you can to keep your IL residency.

even though I would rather go to the CA schools?

 

[gyngyn]

even though I would rather go to the CA schools?

Absolutely. We can see that you attended UCSB. If you have a strong enough application to get an interview, but for a CA connection, you've got one right there.
Without regard for the strength of your application, odds are always better for IS applicants from IL compared to IS for CA.

https://www.aamc.org/media/6016/download

 

[Obnoxious Dad]

I am applying this cycle (sending in my primary app next month). I have lived in CA for 4 years while I went to college at UCSB and have CA drivers license & am registered to vote here. Unfortunatley, I am a dependent and my parents live in Chicago but I am in the process of no longer being their dependent and becoming financially independent. I will be working during my gap year (June 2021- Aug 2022) and earning enough money to be "financially independent for one year" by the time I begin medical school next august. Can I be considered an in-state student this cycle or no because I have not yet been financially independent for one full year (even though I technically will be by the time I matriculate)?

California is a terrible place to call home if you want to go to medical school. California has about 8% of the country's combined medical school seats, 12% of the population and an enormous percentage of the country's med school applicants. You should go back to Illinois and get a job there and file an Illinois tax return.