Hi - I was recently admitted to UC Santa Cruz as a junior for Fall 2015 
and plan to live on campus. I was wondering, for those of you who have successfully transferred, is it advisable to live with other transfer students?
I’m aware that Santa Cruz typically houses transfer students together at Porter College, regardless of affiliation with the college, and that there is not much choice in the matter. But I have a disability (PTSD) and wanted to put in a housing request for an apartment.
Ideally, I would be living on campus, not nearby, and I would also like my residence to be the college I choose (I’m thinking Cowell). (It seems silly to me that transfers can choose a different college, without being able to live there. How does that work?)
The only problem I see with this plan is that, if I don’t live with other transfer students, it might be detrimental to acclimating to college life. I’m coming from a CCC, and this will be my first time living on my own.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
I got accepted into UCSC too for Fall 2015 I haven’t even thought about about housing yet, but I know I want to live in campus. I’m still waiting for decisions from UCD, UCSD. But I have a feeling I’ll end up going to UCSC (considering my major: marine biology) , I love the campus, I live like hour away from the campus, been to it a couple of times. I’d love to know what people have to say with regards to your question.
Hey @Xenomorph! Congrats on your admittance!! Are you a transfer student as well?
I decided to put in a request for a single room but live in the transfer community. I think it’s the way to go. Would love additional comments and ideas though!
As far as I know, the on-campus options for transfers are the Transfer Community (in Porter), the Village, and the University Town Center downtown. I wanted to put in a housing request for a single room as well, but I’ve heard that finding a single room in the dorms is pretty difficult. But it might be different this year! I hope you find accommodations. 
Edit: There’s always off-campus apartments, but like you said, you might run the risk of feeling detached from campus life. For what it’s worth, off-campus living arrangements tend to be less expensive than living on-campus. But let us know what happens!
I will! I know that requesting a single room will be easier for me with my disability, because DRC students get first housing pick. I’d rather live on campus than off. Then again, I’m waiting on other UC’s so I may not even go, haha… we’ll see!!
@rileyc21 , how do DRC students get priority housing? Do they need to submit paperwork/sign up ahead of time? I’m also a disabled student, and I didn’t know, haha. I’m also waiting on other UCs, but this is good to know!
@rileyc21 Yes, I’m a transfer student as well.
@apocalypso DRC students first register with the DRC. Then they submit a housing request. We get first pick! It’s pretty cool.
I am accepted to ucsc as a transfer student for fall 2016. I find out the on-campus housing are very expensive and they mostly require meal plan. If I go there, I want to apply less expensive housing without meal plan. Does everyone know which on-campus house is cheap and not require meal plan. And I also want to find off-campus housing, do you have source about finding off-campus housing?