<p>How useful/necessary is a car for freshman year?</p>
<p>useful. but completely unnecessary and expensive</p>
<p>^ Agree. I have my car but I hardly use it. The only time it’ll be really useful is third year if you’re living off campus where the shuttle doesnt stop</p>
<p>just to warn ya, public transportation in san diego is a total failure if you’re trying to go anywhere farther than UTC or downtown la jolla.</p>
<p>as long as you know how to take the bus to the coaster, you can figure out how to get plenty of places!</p>
<p>honestly, i thought taking my car was a life savior. i didn’t take it fall quarter and i felt like i was prisoned without a car. you won’t need it to go to your classes, because the campus loop buses come every 10 to 15 min and there is barely any parking after 7 am but if you wanna go shopping or anywhere else, take your car :]</p>