<p>I got put in Hitch/triple... I saw lots of negatives about it like the fact that its far away and that it is infested with cockroaches or something.</p>
<p>I've lived at a boarding school for the past 3 years, I'm used to dorm life and I like it. Should I request a CAR? Also, like someone said, the rec rooms are filled with "dancing asians" or something. I dance so I'd like to utilize that.. </p>
<p>What should I do? Do I have good chances of switching out?</p>
<p>Why are you asking us? It is your choice whether or not you like living there. How are we supposed to tell you what to do?</p>
<p>Why would you ever answer like that? Its so unnecessary. I’m an incoming freshman, I’ve been to UCLA once, for 2 hours, didn’t get to see the dorms, or the distance from the dorms to the academic buildings, and I’ve looked at housing threads and found that the information there doesn’t satisfy me. </p>
<p>I’m obviously looking for opinions or people with personal experience on what to do because I have no idea what its like. No idea why you’d even reply to my post if you’re gonna say that anyways. Doesn’t help me or anyone else who is in my position.</p>
<p>So let me re-ask my question, if YOU were a freshman and put in Hitch, would you try to switch out and try to move to a res hall like rieber or dykstra or the other halls?</p>
<p>Huh, fair enough :P</p>
<p>I wouldn’t switch just yet. I think Open Transfer Night (the night where everyone can switch their housing assignments with other people) is a few weeks into October so you’ll have some time to see if you like Hitch. Besides, I don’t even think you can switch your housing assignment until after you move in.</p>
<p>Anyways, I think you’re stuck there until you move in and then can submit a CAR to move somewhere else on campus. You should give it a try, maybe it is not as bad as you’ve heard or your roommates will be cool.</p>
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<p>lol I think I made that thread about the cockroaches. I lived in Hitch my first year and personally hated it. Compared to other dorms, you’ll definitely see some more “wildlife” because of its location, but not all of them were as infested as my room though.</p>
<p>What are you looking for in terms of a dorm? For instance, if you’re looking for more social experience I suggest a residence hall.</p>
<p>Well I’m currently a freshman and lives in Hitch. First off, you can submit a CAR any time, but it’s best if you do it ASAP so you’ll get a better chance getting the room you want. I did that, but still couldn’t get a residence hall since not a lot of 1st year want Hitch. </p>
<p>I think the downside to Hitch is that it’s the farthest away from campus and you do see/hear a lot wildlife. A squirrel came into my living room twice. Also, it’s not as social but if you make the effort to, you will find friends. Well, my place doesn’t have cockroaches but the pest control people do come to spray.</p>
<p>The positive side is that you have a living room and shared bathroom w/ your suitemates. Also, it’s usually quiet around here. </p>
<p>I’m not sure what you mean by “dancing asians” but I think you mean the sun-deck. We usually play loud music during special events, and there are asians there. Hitch gets the sun-deck while Saxon get the volleyball court and the basketball courts.</p>
<p>haha sorry, I got that information from another thread: </p>
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<p>I don’t view this as a negative because I dance(bboy).</p>
<p>Another thing is that I’m from Connecticut, and I don’t know anyone thats goin to UCLA opposed to some kids from Cali that have classmates going to UCLA. So would a res hall be better for me? Honestly, I hate wildlife, I freakout from cockroaches. How far is the furthest academic building from Hitch?</p>
<p>I like Rage’s idea though, maybe I should wait till Open Transfer Night. But does anyone think that waiting would be a bad idea because maybe I won’t get to change?</p>
<p>I feel like I may be repeating a lot of what other people have said, since the virtually the exact same discussions on housing pop up, but I’ll go ahead and do it anyway. Hitch (and probably Saxon) definitely has some unappreciated, but important, advantages. </p>
<p>First, the lower rise format of the complex is more conducive to studying and sleeping at night. I realize in college people would like to stay awake some 22 hours a day. But sleep deprivation does catch up to you. So many people in halls and plazas have talked about the distractions that they experience on their floors in the early morning hours, even during the week. That’s all fine when you have no midterms or aren’t sick, but when you do, oh well. In the suites, I have not encountered the same types of issues. Hitch in particular is also pretty far from the construction of new buildings, which only occurs during the day but starts early. For a UCLA student, I think that I wake up fairly early, and construction always begins before I get up. </p>
<p>Second, the total space available to each student is not matched in the halls or plazas. One might come to appreciate this when he/she sees the tiny size of friends’ rooms and how little personal space that each person gets. Assuming that they have never seen, in person, a UCLA room, freshman will be at least initially startled at how poorly UCLA accommodates students in triples. You’ll probably feel, at least for a little while, like a small animal.</p>
<p>Third, the walk is made a lot worse than it is. It’s a few stairs and a walk across the street compared to the Rieber buildings. Most of your trips on foot will probably be fairly close to the housing buildings. You will mostly be making the trips to the main campus for classes.</p>
<p>Fourth, I really agree with the idea the extent to which a person is social depends more on the person than the place he/she lives. Indeed, the circumstances in the halls in particular lend themselves to more interaction with others, but if you aren’t very social, then there isn’t much else to it. It’s not like there is some divided line between areas of the housing community unless you want there to be one, either. </p>
<p>I read the EIR for the suite complexes in the Research Library one day. They were really designed and built as the anti-hall. If what you have read about halls has such a great appeal to you that you would be depressed under any other situation, I suggest adamantly seeking a transfer. Put in a CAR, and if you don’t get it (which is likely), go to the room transfer night in the fall. Think realistically, though. You have to LIVE wherever you end up.</p>
<p>Also… I have no cockroach problem where I’m at. Don’t eat too much in the rooms and throw out stuff inside.</p>
<p>I got put in a Hitch 3 person room freshman year and hated it. Sharing a toilet and shower with 6 people is no fun. The room was larger but the living room was a zoo or a mess, and the TV was always on. I much preferred studying in the res hall study lounges, but that would involve carting everything over in a bag. It’s so much easier to study in the halls where you can easily dress down, hop over to the study lounge, make quick trips back to your room if need be, and eat. You also run across a lot more people since the halls are packed with more students, it’s definitely more social.</p>
<p>Some areas of Hitch are worse than others, I stayed in the building facing the parking lot. It was pretty horrible. My neighbors which were some girls actually split their living room in half and created a separate bedroom so it was more like 2 person per room. That seemed to be a popular option since the chances of not getting along with someone when there are 5 other people. </p>
<p>Hitch is far from everything. If you want a place buzzing with activity, and a more social atmosphere definitely pick a dorm at the center of it all. In the halls, having to walk down the hallways constantly to go to the bathroom, study lounges, or just taking the elevator is one of the best ways to meet both familiar faces and new strangers. </p>
<p>The drawback of course is with the huge number of triple rooms. They are simply packed. And I thought it was pretty crowded in a hall double.</p>