A horrible out of state student experience at SDSU

Jvandalay
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:46:17 +0000

Parents of protective SDSU students beware!

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.