<p>Hi. I was interested in possibly attending UCI and I heard that this was mostly a commuter school. So, does that mean there aren't a lot of spots to dorm? Is there a lot of wait-listing going on for housing? I would like to dorm as a junior for one year just to get the experience I haven't had yet. I don't really want to get an apartment either (which is what I'm doing now at my school) and have to commute.</p>
<p>UCI is a commuter school only in the sense that the campus empties out on weekends. There are a lot of people who commute to UCI from the OC area but to say that the majority does is a misconception. There is indeed a lot of wait-listing for housing. You should get something at the very least offered to you though. UCI housing isn’t amazing but it isn’t horrendous. </p>
<p>Your options are going to be apartments only, sorry to say. UCI only lets first years live in the dorm (and I heard they even had to push freshmen into the apartments this year due to overcrowding). There is 0% chance of dorming…which IMO is really overpriced and overrated anyway. Personally I really liked Campus Village due to the closeness to campus (it’s basically right on campus). Vista Del Sol/Norte offer the lucrative single person rooms. However, if you want an experience similar to dorm-life (not particularly robust in UCI’s case to be honest, even in the actual dorms), then Arroyo Vista is probably the best community for you. You’ll have to take a shuttle to campus which kind of sucks (although I wouldn’t call it a “commute”). </p>
<p>If dorm life is a priority for you, I’d drop UCI off the list. I’m not sure which of the other UCs let transfers live in dorms though…you should do more research. If dorming isn’t a priority, apply to UCI cause it’s a great school and apartment life isn’t all that bad compared to dorming (far better in my opinion tbh).</p>
<p>What are you talking about? Like camino del sol/vista del campo norte/puerta del sol?</p>
<p>Its not great when it comes to cost for rent per month (if you can afford to live), but communting is not so great either whether if you live at costa mesa or tustin or even further away because of the damn traffic every day (trust me commuting from claremont to irvine is no joke regardless of rush hour or not)</p>
<p>If you still want to go to uci amd dorm here regardless of the high cost standards then why not? (well this school is a lot better than davis in terms of location and diversity/career opportunities imo) but davis is a true college town and the full college experience but its in the middle of nowhere and you would have to go to SF for fun around there</p>
<p>But honestly I would go visit the campuses and see if its right for you</p>