As We Approach Valentine's Day, It's Nice to Know That UC Tuition Promotes Marriage

Marriages Made in Tuition Heaven: Some UC students have gotten married to snare in-state tuition rates, saving thousands

Tess Townsend, Bay Area Citizen, 2-5-11

Most people find friends on Facebook. Others find husbands. A University of California, Berkeley, student from the Midwest felt she couldn’t afford the annual $30,000 in student fees, including $20,000 in out-of-state tuition. She posted that she was looking for a husband on a Facebook page titled "In State Tuition for Out of Staters!" (The woman requested anonymity out of fear of repercussions from the UC.)

An out-of-state student whom she didn’t know responded to her post and they married in 2007, the summer before her junior year. The couple divorced this past summer, having met face-to-face only three times. "He even walked by me on campus one time and didn't recognize me," she said. She graduated in 2009 and estimates that the marriage saved her $50,000…

Getting married to secure lower tuition does not technically break any laws, but students are understandably hesitant to speak publicly about it. The Bay Citizen was able to find nine such couples…

Full article at http://www.baycitizen.org/education/story/marriages-made-tuition-heaven/

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