UCSB Class of 2015!!!

fred11
Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:42:43 +0000

FT houses 1/3 of the freshman is a mile from the main campus, apparently has really sucky food. When I went I didn’t like that each floor was pretty small. It does have you sharing a bathroom with only four people though, which is why a lot of people like it.

I liked the two stories (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa) more because each floor is so big and they had more of a ‘community’ feel to them. Anacapa and Santa Cruz are identical, Santa Rosa is a little older but still nice. Anacapa is the closest to campus and basically right on the beach. From what I could see (from creepin on some people as they opened their doors) the rooms are decent sized. You do share your bathroom with about 1/4 of the floor but the bathrooms are cleaned pretty much every day, whereas in FT you’d have to clean your own (hope you get clean neighbors (= ).

San Nicolas is really tall and a lot of the rooms face the ocean (which is nice).
San Miguel has a reputation as San Mighetto because it was a little dumpy. It got renovated recently and when I went it wasn’t bad at all.
Both of these wouldn’t be MY first choice, but I wouldn’t complain living in them at all.

Manzanita (Village) overall is just not great for freshman. First of all, there are almost no freshman living there. Second, it’s not a dorm, it’s a bunch of actual houses. Your key only works for your house so it’s harder to socialize with people outside of the house you live in. It’s the nicest community but not the best idea for someone completely brand spankin new.

Here’s how I ordered my housing:

1. Anacapa - Closest to campus, has an honors floor, I don’t care about having my own bathroom

2. Santa Cruz - A little farther from campus, has the first year experience community =)

3. Santa Rosa - A little older than the other two but same general feel, no fun floors

4. San Nic - Possible ocean views, a little farther out

5. San Miguel - Not terrible, not amazing, but definitely liveable

6. Santa Catalina (FT) - too far from main campus for my taste

7. Manzanita - Reasons stated above.

Then for communities I put:

1. Honors Floor - Anacapa

2. First Year Residential Experience Floor - Santa Cruz

3. Honors Floor - San Nic

I did these mostly so they wouldn’t put me in FT. Definitely ask around though, don’t just take my word for it. For people I’ve known who’ve lived in FT, half of them absolutely love it, and half hate it. Just go with what’s the best for you =)

Hope that helped!!!