Lintas, perhaps you can try to say you planned on going to home country for a visit if you can possibly reschedule it ?
Worth a try, in your case later is truely better
Ok, so here's what I found out today. I did apply for them to put me as a resident, but you gotta love California. There is a reason why it has a world class economy.
1 year from the date of the GREENCARD, is when they are wiling to accept me as resident for tuition purposes. so until then, it's international/ out of state fees, which at Cali universities is the same amount.
I spoke to three different counselors in two different departments. 2=Internataional Office, 1=Graduate Office.
Oh well. Even cSantos is on international fees until he has his greencard in hand. at the very least after we have the PR we can get loans and grants and scholarships (which in my school have only $500 / year scholarships to internationals and then you have to pay taxes on that as income so you end up with what, $300 ? ) OR I can just work and earn good old fashioned money and not study at all for a while until I'm a CA resident.
Laws, state laws, city laws, federal laws. so many laws ... so many loopholes, so little guts to risk it