What happened to the option of living in the residence hall dorms as transfers?

[SculptorDad]

Haha. I can imagine OP’s expectation being crushed by the reality if he is indeed put in a freshman dorm. Oops. Sorry.

If they got admitted to a UC school, don’t you think they should already be good at “disciplining themselves to study” and “managing their time effectively”.

Many of them have never managed their time and studying without parental monitoring and pushing.