UC Housing Question + Friend Making

SIR/Statement of Intent is coming up fast…like a day or two lol
I’m stuck between UCLA and UC Berkeley atm, and have absolutely no proclivity in my decision making; it’s horrible

However, I heard that the housing deadlines for LA is a day earlier than its SIR deadline, which means I would have to SIR super super soon? Can someone confirm this?

Side note: how easy is it to make friends at LA? I have a lot of friends going to Berkeley, so I’d start off more comfortably but barely anyone I know is attending LA and I’m scared I’ll just be a sitting duck