Transfer Student Housing

nick_scheu
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:26:06 +0000

You’re talking on-campus (e.g., university-owned)?

You won’t get a single. The new Martinez Commons have a higher number of single rooms in apartments, but there will be a lot of sophomores there. Ideally you’d get a single in the Channing-Bowditch Apartments or Wada Hall Transfer Apartments (which are more social than CB). Trouble is, there are very few single rooms at CB, and I think most go to disabled students. Wada Hall is doubles and triples only (aside from RAs, who get their own rooms).

I’m 23 and lived in Wada last spring in a double. I thought it was great, and based on your post, you’d probably like the vibe. It’s definitely one of the more studious residence halls, but the residents do party at appropriate times of the semester. It’s an apartment–two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room and a kitchen. Each floor has something like 6-8 apartments, and people mingle between them. At $900/month, though, its pricey. You don’t get a meal plan.

I’d recommend rooming with others if you want to meet people (and I’d recommend meeting people), but to get a single you’ll need to be off-campus. Find a house or apartment on Craigslist. That said, it might be worth doing Wada for a semester to meet people (I wouldn’t do CB for a semester, since it’s less social).