<p>I am an incoming freshmen and I just got the notice that I am going to be in an apartment. I am so confused right now on what to do, as I see there is pros and cons to apartment life. But as I freshmen I thought I should be in residential hall.</p>
<p>I’ve heard Sixth apartments are much more comfortable than the res halls. The only thing is you might be living with mostly/all upper-classmen, but really that shouldn’t deter you guys from getting along anyway. You might even find it helpful to live with people who have some experience they could share with you… not to mention a car. 
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<p>The only disadvantage to apartments I can see is that in your first year it’s easier to meet people in res halls where the freshmen live together and can easily reach one another. so there are some social cons to living in apartments, otherwise I would much prefer the comfort, amenities and freedom of apartments (you get a kitchen & bathroom for just your apartment of 4-5 people versus sharing that with like 12+ people).</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman for Sixth and was put in the apartments as well. I originally signed up for a double res, and I thought I’d get it since I turned in my housing thing almost as soon as I got it in late March. Oh well. I was freaking out at first about not being able to socialize as much in an apartment vs. a res hall, but I think overtime you’ll be able to meet new people via orientation, clubs, etc. Maybe then you could even crash at their place sometime and meet more people. Plus the info I saw on the UCSD map says a lot of the Sixth college apartment buildings are 3 storied, so that might mean the 4 people on your floor and 4 on another? I’m not too sure on that (can someone verify?), but if it works out that way it would make the whole bathroom scene a lot more manageable and you’ll be able to socialize: the best of both worlds. If it means that much to you, you can try contacting residential life and see if they have rooms available in the res hall. Mostly likely if they do, it will probably be a triple. In my opinion, a triple is too cramped, so you might be better off in the single/double you got. Anyway, good luck and see you around maybe!</p>
<p>Aah I see. Well the main reason why I wanted res hall is so I can meet more people that are from the same year. Currently I have three people on one story. Hopefully, I will be able to meet some people in the same building or something >-<;</p>
<p>Same. To be honest, I’m still a little considered about it too. If anything, we could be new friends now lol. What building are you in?</p>
<p>Is Matthews B an apartment? If so, I got put in an apartment too, but it says double… Yet I have 3 other roommates…</p>
<p>If so it is most likely apartment. Because that is how it is displayed for me.</p>
<p>Yes, Matthews are apartments (usually for 2nd year). Most likely you’re in a 2 bedroom apartment. Double means each bedroom is shared by 2 people. I’ve lived in Sixth apartments since my freshman year, and now I’m in my 3rd year and still there. Apartment living worked out great for me. In my freshman year, I shared an apartment with 4 others, and I had my own bedroom. The apartments are really nice. One of my suitemates was an excellent cook, so I ended up eating all her leftovers. My suitemates from my freshman year turned out to be my best ucsd friends, and we are still sharing an apartment today. I know it doesn’t always work out, but it did for me.</p>
<p>Just to verify on the apartment situation, there are lots of freshmen being put into the apartments due to overcrowding at the res halls (virtually all dorm rooms are tripled). I wouldn’t worry about it, this is normal. </p>
<p>*There is a canyon that separates the res halls and the apartments. To get to the other side, you have to either go around the parking lot, around the visual arts building and by the structural materials building or through the canyon itself [though this can be very dangerous, especially in the dark, due to snakes]</p>
<p>But here are some pros and cons of apts vs dorms.</p>
<p>Pros:
Kitchen [with electric stove, oven, fridge. NO microwave or toaster]
Single/ Double bedrooms [there are no triples in apartments]
Share bathroom with 4-5 people [shower and toilet are sometimes separate rooms depending on layout]
Living room/dining room space
Much quieter
Next to Foodworx! [saves a bunch of walking time]
Each room has a closet!
No vicious raccoons.</p>
<p>Cons: Must walk to visit friends in the dorms. This is around 10 minutes and can be a pain when needing to go back and forth to get things.
Lack of community feeling- in the dorms, people from suites hang out in their common area. A suite usually has 12-16 people
Once a week cleaning.
You have to take your trash out yourself [you do this in the dorms as well but in a much smaller quantity]
Rooms may be smaller [but again, shared with fewer people]
Rat problem is far more common in the apts. </p>
<p>In short, I didn’t really enjoy dorming that much because I had a set group of friends outside of my suitemates. However, living by the other 10 dorm buildings was super convenient and is extremely useful at times. I also did not enjoy the dorm noises… it does get really loud, even at night. To those of you concerned about making friends, living in the apartments does not limit you- you simply have to go over to the res halls and introduce yourselves. Try hanging out with the suitesmates of some people from your orientation group or other people you got to know through activities. </p>
<p>Also, as a Sixth College Ambassador, I’ll put in a shameless advertising plug: DO come to all the Sixth College events during Welcome Week! We have movie screenings, a student-faculty dinner, games and other great activities so DO come out and get to meet new people and have some fun! I’m serious- it is a great way to meet people, plug in to new groups and connect with others.</p>