Housing & College Experience After Transferring

Orange14
Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:50:53 +0000

Hi!,
I am a transfer student in UCD now and i am loving the college so far! Honestly in my opinion, making friends all depends on how much effort you put in to it, regardless of your housing situation. Choose your housing based on expense factors and individual preferences. I live in an apartment, off campus, with two other transfers off campus and I get to have my own laundry,a full kitchen,and more privacy than a dorm. Apartments are more expensive, but then again you wont have to deal with noisy freshman in the dorms during mid-terms. On the flip side, its easier to make friends in a dorm because its more intimate and that kind of forces you to connect with your roommates, and floor mates. Also there is the added convenience of being on campus. I have been able to make some great friends because i joined a sports club and i’ve bonded with some great girls every morning, six days a week, during practice. I chose just one club bc it requires a lot of my time and commitment but you can find lots of clubs and organizations that are less intense and more chill. I just started to get involved in some lgbtq events and thats been amazing! I will tell you that in the beginning, you will feel lonely sometimes and it is hard to be in a place where you know no one, but don’t stay in your room all the time bc its safer. Get involved in things that you find interesting and you will find friends! One thing that I think transfer students forget to think about when they are applying is how they will fit in socially in a UC, which is really the one thing that makes college fun! Look at your schools and see if they have club/groups/sports that interest you and make that a part of your decision process. Good Luck!
PS.
Davis is awesome! Seriously, super nice ppl(almost too nice…), great college town feel, and you get to zip around on your bike everywhere!