<p>According to my daughter, some of the university-owned apartments are quite far from campus. We talked quite a bit about housing over break, and she does not want to live in the university apartments next year. She also will not live in South Oakland. </p>
<p>As a transfer student, ljb, you might want to search out someone needing a roommate. It is a bit of a risk since you will not know him/her, but a dorm roommate would also be a new.</p>