Our daughter attended SDSU for her freshman year 2023-24. She absolutely hated it. Her dorm lost hot water for 2 weeks and she was told to shower in the gym. She had the most expensive meal plan and only received $17 a day for Saturday and Sunday to eat. We had to supplement and give her money to eat. There were homeless people throughout the campus. She was harassed and followed at times. She never felt safe.
She decided after Thanksgiving that she wanted to transfer. We started the process of notifying SDSU of the transfer in January. She called. She texted. She filled out all the forms. There was a constant run around, because that’s SDSU. No one will answer a phone. The people you end up talking to are students and they try to help, but are not knowledgeable on administrative issues.
By February 28, she had notified housing of the transfer. Despite the more than adequate notice to a school that does not have enough housing available (they will immediately fill her spot for the fall), they are charging us a “30 Day Rent Fee,” basically taxing us for leaving. We were told it would be $1225, but, after being barred from her account for 2 months for some unknown reason, the amount they were seeking was $1610. With no explanation. After once again reaching out to question yet another charge, they admitted it was a “mistake,” and just told us to pay the $1225.
If you want to spend $43,000 a year on a school with this approach, enjoy! We’re thrilled our daughter is leaving.
Sorry you had this experience. Getting out of the 2-year housing contract that all non-locals sign can be bureaucratic. It is, after all, a contract.
There are random reports of dorm issues such as water supply/temp issues, mold, bugs at so many universities. Some students work through that, but it can be hard if the university isn’t a fit overall.
I’ve had kids at public’s and a private (BU), same complaints everywhere. Old moldy dorms, raining ceilings, no heat/hot water, sometimes no water. Limited dining hours on weekends and during holidays. No way to get out of housing contracts, students answering the phones in all departments. I hope you find what you are looking for.
This is a first post by a new user created to gripe about their child’s experience at a college that the child has chosen to transfer out of.
SDSU has an 89% retention rate. Most people are happy there. Telling everyone to “beware” because your individual child had a bad experience while trying to get out of a contract is hardly universal. No one forced your child to make this decision. This is hardly a crime or anything involving personal safety. Homeless people are not inherently dangerous.
If the OP would like to repost and frame this as a discussion about SDSU and its housing situation, or campus safety, or other aspects of SDSU, they are welcome to do so.
Because the sole intent of this post is to complain about one person’s experience, I am closing. CC is not Yelp.