<p>If I am not bringing a car, but would like to go on weekend outings that require a car, is it more likely that I befriend people with cars if I dorm in FT rather than the shorties?</p>
<p>Not FT. I ain’t driving you places :-)</p>
<p>Probably FT since 650$ price tag for a parking spot scares people with cars away from shorties…</p>
<p>Portola is not that bad… if there were food poisoning, portola would be shut down. The worst thing that I’ve heard happened was when a vegetarian requested a vegetarian burger. The guy gave her a regular burger, she bit into it, and the taste of beef caused her to yak all over the floor. Now they provide special request slips for veggie burgers</p>
<p>Yeah portola is that bad. My good friend got food poisoning from it and was vomiting for 2 days. She now refuses to eat there. They’re not going to shut down the only dining commons ft has even if people did get food poisoning. Here’s the break down of each dorm:
Anacapa - 2 stories, houses about 500 people with about 65 per hall (8 halls) the honors floors get a better shot at ocean views. Its pretty close to the dining commons, right on the beach, and close to classes (especially science classes). They do have communal bathrooms but i personally like them. Easy to meet people because each floor is so big.
Santa Cruz - same as anacapa but farthar from classes by a little bit. Santa rosa - also two stories but slightly larger than anacapa and santa rosa. Close to classes and dining but farther from the beach. Otherwise the same as the other two.
San Nic - close to the dining commons and the lagoon. Closer to IV but farther from the beach. 10 floors about 30 people per floor guys and girls are separated by wing. Rooms are slightly smaller and they also have communal bathrooms.
San Mig - right next to san nic. Same general set up but girls and guys are separated by floor. Also about 30 per floor and communal bathrooms.
FT (San Cat) - about a mile off campus. Pretty far from classes, the beach and IV. Suite style so two rooms share a bathroom (4-5 people). Girls and guys are across the hall from each other. Two separate towers 10 floors each and about 20ish people per floor. Portola Has had incidences of food poisoning but is decent for breakfast.
Manzanita - across the lagoon from San nic and San mig. Set up into houses of about 40 people each. Houses first years, continuing and international students. Right by Carrillo which is probably the best dining common out of the four. The house style makes it a little more secluded.
San raf - housing for continuing and transfer students. Separated into towers and clusters. Offers 4- 6- or 8- person suite with your own living room and bathroom. Again this is not for freshmen. Right next to manzanita. Manzanita and San raf are closest to IV.</p>
<p>Ok Fred… Where is this FT hatred coming from. For anyone that wants to know, there were NO instances of food poisoning at Portola. It was a flu that went around… I know I got it and my friend went to the hospital and the told him it was the flu. The only reason I wouldn’t recommend FT is if you are lazy, and are not capable of completing a 7 minutes bike ride to campus. Everyone who doesn’t live in FT thinks the bikeride is awful but it really is not bad at all. Helps keep off the freshman 15 too haha.</p>
<p>Freshman morbid obesity!!!</p>
<p>For those of you who are still deciding, I thought I would ask my friend - who is currently at UCSB - which dorms she thinks are the best. Here’s her response:</p>
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<p>Because of what she said, I modified my preferences a bit. Now it’s Anacapa, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas, Manzanita, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Catalina.</p>
<p>Thought it would be interesting. =]</p>
<p>Thanx Styxx! Makes me feel better about San Nic.</p>
<p>Whoa there taylor calm down there’s no hatred I’m just stating a fact. A friend of mine had a confirmed case of food poisoning after eating at portola. People who live in ft either love it or hate it. I love being on campus it’s not laziness it’s just convenience. Ft is perfectly nice and the suite set up is really cool I would just rather be close to my classes especially since I’m a science major but that’s just me. There’s nothing wrong with ft most people would just rather eat at the other dining commons.</p>