Is it possible to rent an apartment as a freshman in SJSU? Since there’s already shortages in dorms, do they let you rent off campus first year?
Freshmen who live outside a 30-mile radius are required to live on campus. Technically it’s not 30 miles, there is a list of cities that are excluded from this requirement. If you live in one of these cities, you can do whatever you want. Otherwise, I would check with the housing office. This page has more information:
http://www.housing.sjsu.edu/housingaz/freshmanoncampushousing/
My daughter is a freshman living on campus. If you have other questions I will try to answer.
There’s also a SJSU-specific CC forum here:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/san-jose-state-university/
This thread might get moved there anyway.