Do you need or use a car in SDSU?

golfgirl101
Wed, 31 May 2017 07:36:25 +0000

Current SDSU student here, I find a car essential for students attending SDSU. The only things really accessible by the trolley (which is not the safest no matter the time of day) is Fashion Valley mall which is a few exits away from campus. If your daughter wants to go anywhere else in San Diego, you have to drive a car or get an uber which can be very expensive because of how far campus is from other areas in San Diego such as the beach or downtown. In addition, parking is not really a huge issue for students living on campus. The parking garages next to the freshman dorms ALWAYS have space in them, no matter the time of day. Parking is mostly an issue for students commuting because the parking garages closest to most classes are a lot smaller compared to the ones on the edges of campus. I will say this though, the parking garages at SDSU are not very safe and it is always a good idea to have a friend with you when walking through them. This year alone we have had a lot of issues with robberies as well as other crimes in the parking lots. These incidents tend to happen however in the evenings/nights, but there have been more frequent incidences during the day towards the end of the spring term this year.