freshwater

my parents have like no money for me to dorm
but i figure i can work next year and pay for dorming
so should i or should i not?
are you guys dorming?
how far is your house from uci?
i'm making my decision on the 28th!

hockeydemon05

If you can't afford you shouldn't do it in my opinion. However if you truly believe that you can work to pay it off + study, then I see no reason from stopping you.

I'm going to live in the dorm, I live about 25-30 minutes away on a really good day w/o traffic (ha! like that will ever happen).

im_blue

I would not take on a part-time job just to afford a dorm. You'd probably have to work 15-20 hours a week, which would cut into your study time as well as social life.

softballchic3239

i live like 15 minutes away and im not dorming. i dont want to make my parents pay that much money for me to live so close. yeahh you could work to help pay it off but you're gonna have to find a really good job that you will be getting that much money and its true your study and social life will go down. just become friends with a lot of people so you can spend a lot of time at UCI and at teh dorms

freshwater

thanks for your replies
they really helped
ok guys it's official i'm not dorming
i did some calculations
even if i do work
it will not be able to pay for other of my wants
like shopping, going out to eat and other things
oh well maybe next year
i am so going to hate the 20 min drive to school!

Edward04

freshwater,

Might as well get some audio books of some titles you like or learn another language during your commute. But to be honest, 20 min is nothing in the scheme of commutes.

Good luck!

nschuchert

If you're not dorming get involved on campus (clubs, greek life, etc) because you won't be meeting friends in your classes.

mil_ana

i have a similar problem, i cant afford dorming, so im thinking a community college.

i dont know what to do, people say it doesn't matter for graduate school, but its the experience. i mean i could get it in two years, when i transfer to ucla and live at home, but i dont know if its worth dropping 40 grand, to have an experience, when i can just, go to a cc, transfer to ucla, and pay absolutely nothing.

id have to work, which would cut into my study, and my family would be on a budget, meaning wed be counting every penny, and i wouldn't have a car.

softballchic3239

i dno how true this is but i heard that ucla and cal will stop accepting cc transfers. i dno exactly when tho.

freshwater

Edward04

that is a really good idea
i need to brush up on my spanish!
gracias amigo heehee

TerpDad

I would recommend at least 1yr living on campus. This way you will have experienced what it's like w/o missing out and make friends that will keep you connected after you go back to commuting and your debt will remain minimal.

KittieKaboodles

Argh, I am in this situation as well! I live about 20-30 minutes away from UCI and cannot decide if it is worth it or not to pay that much money to dorm five days a week since I will go home on the weekends.

paradoxical

Hang out with friends in the dorm. Live at home. Save money. The dorms are mostly empty on weekends.

jmilton90

20 minutes driving is nothing.. I took the bus for 45 minutes one way in highschool.