<p>SB:</p>
<p>why not dorms? what is wrong with dorms? I mean what advantages will you have living off campus?</p>
<p>I want to go to UCLA, and I would not live in dorms. I’ve tried it, I’ve hated it. I hate hate hate dorm food (I’m a vegetarian, and I eat more than just rice and beans…honestly) and I’m not so into sharing bathrooms. I was lucky enough to have a single, but it was still a dorm. Rent near UCLA seems to be about the same as room + board, but you have your own space, and you’re not paying for the ******* next door to turn on the heater when it’s in the 80s or subsidizing “steak” night.</p>
<p>“This is IIT Bombay. Put Harvard, MIT and Princeton together, and you begin to get an idea of the status of this school in India.” (Lesley Stahl, co-anchor on CBS 60 Minutes)</p>
<p>“And it’s hard to think of anything like IIT anywhere in the world. It is a very unique institution.” (Bill Gates, Microsoft)</p>
<p>“Per capita, IIT has produced more millionaires than any other undergraduate institution.” (Salon Magazine)</p>
<p>“The process for selection is absolutely draconian.” (McKinsey head Rajat Gupta quoted in Business Week article on IIT titled ‘Whiz Kids.’) </p>
<p>i’m not sure about that one… one of my friends (who is Indian) lived here for like 10 years, and left after high school attend IIT. It may be that he was a foreign national… but I don’t recall.</p>
<p>No way. I think living in apartments will be a lot better. More freedom, more parties, older, more mature students in general. You can still participate in on-campus events as well.</p>
<p>There isn’t much freedom in a dorm, right?</p>
<p>Insamniac:</p>
<p>Is that the only problem? how about social life?</p>
<p>My other question is, when is the right time to look for an off campus house at UCLA and roommates as well. Honestly, I don’t know anyone there you now.</p>
<p>The one thing that’s making me dread off campus housing is that I don’t know how the hell i’m going to find decent roomates</p>
<p>there is nothing wrong with dorms.</p>
<p>if you havent experienced it, i highly recommend it.</p>
<p>but doing it twice,mehh. its like getting married. </p>
<p>aside from having roommates who kept dropping out, it was fun. i got high with my RA, i got drunk with my floormates, i went buzzed to the dining commons. i walked around naked in my building.</p>
<p>kevintech:</p>
<p>See, you are right about freedom but parties I think not! because you are living God knows where…you prolly don’t even know your next door pple. How can you go to parties that way? you gotta live in dorms to build connections for parties. </p>
<p>Not all transfer students go off campus housing and I tell you why, because they are new…they would rather live in Dorms first to familiarize themselfves with the area.</p>
<p>Try Craigslist, also, you could attend the transfer meeting thing that I know both UCLA and cal will have. You might get lucky and meet someone “normal” there. Everyone on this board is too high strung to co-habitate with 
*I am not exlcuding myslef. </p>
<p>Maybe you oculd live in the dorm for a semester and find some people to move out with you. I think that is the best scenerio.</p>
<p>SB: </p>
<p>That’s funny man! so then why off campus housing? I really want to meet new pple there since I don’t know almost no one there. What would you recommand?</p>
<p>verdet:</p>
<p>That makes better sense to live in Dorms for a semester.</p>
<p>LOL I’m hella picky man, I’m considering living on my own, but I’m more of a social person. Like I’m gonna trust the weirdos on craigslist.</p>
<p>daimond:</p>
<p>lol man, I have the same problem…roommates! I think the best option for me and you is to live in dorms and then look for an off campus housing.</p>
<p>Guys, as first year students - I’d highly recommend living in the dorms. The dorms can be fun and that’s where you make most of your friends. Unless you are extremely active on campus, you aren’t going to meet a lot of people living off campus. You definitely won’t meet many people in lectures.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you are a quiet, anti-social bookworm who is only at college to study and get a degree, then I’d recommend living off campus.</p>
<p>the whole “freedom” thing is very subjective and it highly depends on the individuals belief on freedom. If by freedom you mean, being able to sleep when you want, yes, you will have that freedom in the dorms. Or, even pre-game “reunions”, you will have that freedom in the dorms, as well. </p>
<p>Nevertheless, its not like you will be able to throw a huge party in your off-campus apartment anyways…</p>
<p>You can expect it to get rolled by cops!</p>
<p>My bigger concern is housing for cal or stanford. </p>
<p>Anyone have any suggestions for cal housing?</p>
<p>Unknown: I had several problems. In regards to social life, I’m not a partier or anything, and I’ve never had trouble meeting people in classes. Language classes are especially good for this as they tend to be smaller. I’d rather have a quiet place to come home to than a noisy party atmosphere. I’m just not that kind of a person.</p>
<p>Verdet: Living near Stanford, I can tell you, LIVE ON CAMPUS. People think housing at UCLA is expensive? It’s more here. And almost everyone lives on campus. You won’t save any money by being off campus, and, unlike the UCs, you’ll be the odd one out. That being said, feel free to shoot me a PM if you want to know about apartments near campus.</p>
<p>Insamniac:</p>
<p>I’m not saying that I will party and all. I’m a very focused guy, my major is demanding and etc… But I do not want to lock myself away and not enjoy a college life. </p>
<p>It is not possible to study at dorms? Because that will be a huge problem for me.</p>
<p>About meeting ppl in class, I don’t know about that…I don’t know how huge my science classes will be! I hope small. Do you think an upper division chemistry class is huge?</p>
<p>Anyone knows how huge an upper division chemistry class is in general at a UC? I think the basic classes tend to be a lot bigger than advanced classes. what you guys think?</p>
<p>Actually I was fooled by those goonies as well but I figured things out eventually and just decided to play along.</p>
<p>Happy belated April Fools!</p>
<p>And yes, listen to UCLAri, go watch Hot Fuzz.</p>