Best On-Campus Housing for Transfers?

WWWard
Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:12:32 +0000

It was my daughter (current junior) that @CaliDad2020 referenced above.

We can echo the sentiments about Webb (her freshman apt) and Century (her sophomore and junior apts) as solid options, if available to you.

My daughter is meeting with 2 roommate prospects tomorrow at that private apt option near Troy to see if they all agree to live there. That is sort of the issue with many non-USC Housing options… the leases are joint and several, so all 4 girls/boys would be responsible for the entire lease and overall monthly commitment. Places like Gateway, Element and Lorenzo allow individual leases.

If it does not work out with them, I guess we can see by Saturday if my younger daughter (a hopeful freshman) will be accepted and in need of housing or not. She wants to live on campus but was hoping for Webb too. She prefers an apt, but now only dorms and suites are possible for freshmen. They took away Cardinal Gardens and Webb as freshmen options starting in the Fall. So she will likely aim for Parkside or Fluor, as those seem to be the better suite options for freshmen. She may even apply for the Performing and Creative Arts Floor at Parkside as a way to better her chances. We learned 3 yrs ago that the real best way for freshmen is to locate a roommate (fellow freshmen) and then request the exact same 5 choices in order. That was the advice we got from USC Housing… and it worked for us.

Or… if she does get in and wants an apt and the other 2 girls do not work out tomorrow… well then there would be one spot open for a female in need of an apt. It is a fully furnished 2 BR / 2 BA that is basically just like Gateway… only much cheaper.

Good luck in your apt hunting. In our case, it was super easy for 3 years thru USC Housing. But - the addition of the USC Village and its extra spaces apparently solved little. My rising senior daughter never even got to her lottery time for selection… as USC Housing was completely full this yr faster even than last yr. without the extra Housing. Seems like they diverted away undergrad housing to grads in the process.