<p>Well... any ideas? Should I or shouldn't I? Looking at the class schedule for fall, it appears that I will have to take an early 8-9 lecture MWF (MCB 102), and another lecture 3-4pm (Physics 8A). I have classes in between as well, but I have a lot of "down time" in the middle of the day that would probably best be spent in the library, then after my afternoon lecture, I can just go straight home (and go straight to bed as soon as I get here, lol). I save me some money, and I'll be living with people who I already know to love me, haha.</p>
<p>However, the idea of having a dorm/apartment to go back to to take a quick nap in the afternoon is very appealing. Also, I'm anticipating a looooot of late nights in the library, being an MCB hopeful. </p>
<p>I got this idea from the transfer board, by the way. And yes, I am a transfer. :)</p>
<p>Live on campus, especially since your classes tend to be far apart. Walking to your dorm will take only a couple minutes. And you certainly wont spend ALL your extra leeway time in the library.</p>
<p>If money is not an issue, live on campus. Once you make some friends and get used to the campus routine, you may want to share an apt. off campus where you're really not expected to "live" 24/7. Just make it a crash pad near campus and still have the flexibility to BART home when you choose to.</p>
<p>If you can get housing, you may want to take a step towards living independently by moving away from home, finances permitting. I don't know what teh cost breakdowns are for you. I know that for my son, if he were to commute to our state school which is about 45 minutes away, the cost would be similar to room and board. He would have to get a car with all of the attendent costs such as insurance, gasoline, maintenance. He would need to have a number of his meals on campus with what his schedule would be. Since he would be involved in theatre, there would be many late nights there which could mean 3 meals there at times. And the room and board is quite reasonable at this school. For some schools, that may not be the case. Had any of my children lived at home when we lived in Pittsburgh and had they attended any of the Oakland colleges, that would have been a drastic savings and with generous curfews, little difference in lifestyle as many students lived farther from the colleges than we did there.</p>
<p>"I know that for my son, if he were to commute to our state school which is about 45 minutes away, the cost would be similar to room and board."</p>
<p>Explain to me how commuting would cost about $10k each year.</p>
<p>Well they probably wouldnt be similar, tho the cost of buying and maintaining a car wouldnt exactly be cheap. 40k over 4 years? No, but if the finances are there, living on campus seems, at least to me, to be the best choice. I'm about an hour away, and living at home would be in theory, feasible, but there will be times when being able to just walk a few blocks and be "home" would be so much nicer than a 50 min BART ride plus driving for another 10 min home. Its one less distraction/frustration to deal with at a time when you dont want em and they seem to be way too numerous as it is. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for all the input, guys. My two other classmates and I just got back from Berkeley; we looked at a bunch of apartments. We found a 2BR/2BA apartment for about $1800, with possibly 3 or 4 of us sharing, I don't think it's that bad of a deal. :)</p>