Parent here- my son has been accepted into a dream program (College of Creative Studies) and visiting the campus it looks like an amazing environment.
I am unclear what the deal is with housing, it is an issue that means he should go elsewhere? He has offers to other amazing UCs, one of which is UCLA which has a four year housing guarantee.
What is it like to be at UCSB and locate housing after that first year in the dorms?
Is housing difficult enough that it would make sense to go to another school where all four years of housing are guaranteed?
We were only in Isla Vista briefly and it looked really fun.