Living in Palmdale while going to UCLA

<p>I plan on transfering to UCLA, but I want to live off campus in the city of Palmdale. Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) offers direct commuter bus service to UCLA from Lancaster and Palmdale. The price is very reasonable and rent is free for where I will be staying. I just wanted to see if anyone else on here commutes to UCLA from another city, and maybe get some advice as far as if this would be a good move.</p>

<p>Realize depending on when you are traveling to and from campus you are facing up to a 2 hour commute…</p>

<p>That’s a really, really long commute-- probably 1.5 hr each way (depending on traffic and weather conditions) . . . you should try the drive yourself first-- just to see if you are OK with it-- and with the desert city of Palmdale itself . . . good luck!</p>

<p>I’m fine with the bus trip. I just wanted to save a little money.</p>

<p>One of the points of college is to make contacts and given your schedule I don’t see this happening.</p>

<p>If you want to save money live at the Co-op</p>

<p>@niyrpv what is the Co-op?</p>

<p>Yeah, your kind of screwing over your college experience by commuting lol.</p>

<p>Another factor, is that I have a girlfriend also trying to transfer. But looking at her stats it is very unlikely that she will get accepted into UCLA with me. She will probably be going to CSU LA. Are there any affordable/nice apartments in LA.</p>

<p>^
Please tell me you’re joking. Don’t make educational decisions over a piece of ass, unless this piece of ass happens to be your wife…</p>

<p>We have been together for like 3 years now and I can just leave her hangin.</p>

<p>I would definitely suggest against doing something like that! It looks really nice in the beginning, but think about it. That is a distance of nearly 60 whopping miles. If you drove in L.A. traffic, it could take you around 2 hours or so each way!!!</p>

<p>The only way it would work out is if you could take public transit (the train - if there is one that is a fairly direct connection) and then use the “table/chair” thing on the train, where you could do your homework etc. while traveling. Still, it would be one heck of a grueling commute!!! …one of my co-workers used to do this (She lived in Hemet and worked in L.A., but she did all her office work on the train)</p>

<p>@victor I would be taking the bus everyday I had class. It only cost about $155 for a monthly pass.</p>

<p>Leave her hangin???
Cal State LA is 15 miles from UCLA
If you want to save money see if you can board at one of the frats.
Unless she is pregnant don’t make your decisions because of her.
Plus there is a lot of more cute and smart tail on Westside than there is in the High Desert.</p>

<p>Go share a 1bd in koreatown. In between both schools and rent will be less than 1000 a month…</p>

<p>Is the “college experience” really worth the extra rent money. Right now I pay 650 for a two bedroom.</p>

<p>The college experience–clubs, parties, etc–isn’t. Building contacts for your career certainly is.</p>

<p>You DO NOT want to live in palmdale dude. Seriously, there is nothing there and it is hot and ****ty. Avoid it at all costs…</p>

<p>@cactusbass True it does get pretty hot. But anywhere can be boring if you don’t have money to do stuff.</p>

<p>find a place by CSULA and UCLA, I’m sure there’s tons of options. But the two hour commute does NOT sound fun!</p>

<p>I totally feel your pain THATguy. I looked into train passes and bus travel to UCLA and UCI but I couldn’t find anything under a 2 hour commute. That is 4 hours of traveling a day. I would highly suggest moving towards LA even if it still leaves you with some commute time.</p>