<p>uc davis’s website says that freshmen are always guaranteed housing… does this mean that sophomores/juniors/seniors don’t always get priority for housing? if so, where do they live? it seems weird how uc davis’s website says that your housing costs will go DOWN after freshman year by almost $3000. does this mean that apartments are cheaper than the UC’s own dorms? also, how much do doubles and triples typically pay EACH for an apartment per month? sorry for all these random questions lol, i just wanna know where people typically live after their freshmen year. thanks! :)</p>
<p>My brother went to Davis and lived in dorms freshman year. Sophomore year he lived in a non university apartment with four other guys. Junior year he lived at the fraternity. Senior year he lived in the dorms again as an RA. I heard him mention before sophomore that literally no sophs lived In the dorms. </p>
<p>Oh, and by the way, my brother still managed to turn into a hobo. Haha!</p>
<p>Yes it’s true! Freshmen dorming is very expensive. Why wouldn’t it be? They have to hire people to clean up your bathrooms/showers, and take out the trash. People also have to vacuum the carpet in the hallways and re-arrange furniture to their default settings. You pay for the experience not really the great living conditions. Transfer students tend to live in certain areas and are guaranteed housing if I’m not mistaken. Otherwise, freshmen get dibs. Apartments around the city are way cheap and nice! Of course you have to take care of energy bills and whatnot…in terms of hobo-ness, you can expect to eat like one after you lose the DC forever! So savor it!</p>
<p>You will want to decide on roommates and start apartment hunting around January. You will need to put a deposit down to hold something. I don’t know if all or most of the apts are like this but mine required a $800 deposit and the lease is From Sept 1 - Sept 1. On Sept1, the first and last month’s rent will be due.
For your reference, our NICE 4 bedroom apt with washer/dryer is about $2400 a month. We didn’t split it exactly at $600 each because the bedrooms are different sizes. You still have to pay your own electric/gas/cable/internet. Since you have to pay for the full 12 months, it isn’t much cheaper than the dorms. Where you can save is on the meal plan.
And of course, you need your own furniture.
I know someone who moved into a new complex that rents furniture to you - similar
to dorm room stuff. So you will need to do some research and word of mouth.
While you might be able to get into campus housing, you wouldn’t know for sure until June or so (?) and by then it might be hard to find something off campus. If you join a fraternity, sorority, you can maybe house with them cheaper.</p>
<p>My brother shared an apartment, don’t remember the name, something like University Commons or University Village or something? Anyways, the rent turned out to be like $350 plus utilities and parking. </p>
<p>His fraternity room was $500 and was a pretty good size. There’s always the sketchy frat bathrooms to take into account, though.</p>
<p>check out the ramble apartments. they’re on ucd-owned property, but privately managed. they pay utilities (your use will be capped). it’s a brand-new complex that’s still under construction and will ultimately house students, faculty and staff. close to campus. google ramble uc davis or west village.</p>