<p>So I've been accepted to SDSU as a pre-nursing major and I am trying to figure out the housing situation. Is it whoever fills their form out first gets priority decision? I want to fill mine out ASAP because i don't want to get stuck with sucky housing but I am unsure of what to put. Does anyone know what the discover san diego area, gender-neutral area, and toltec areas are like? I'm also considering the health professions area. Also, whats the differences between selecting one of these areas and just selecting a single, double, or triple room? I am a very outgoing person and want to find a housing area that suits me well. I called the housing office today and they said that the housing tour and admitted freshman tour don't include looking at all the various types of housing. I still might go there for the admitted freshman tour i am signed up for in early april and see if I can get any more info on the housing. Can anyone help me out?</p>
<p>My S will also be attending SDSU and we are going next week to check out more of the campus and at least view some of the housing. We took the tour last summer and they showed us the Brick Dorm Maya. It wasn’t bad but he is interested in the suite style. I wish they posted some pictures of the different types of housing available on their website. There are some dorm tours posted on U-tube.<br>
From what I understand about the living-learning communities, most will have classes associated with the theme. My S is a CS major and wanted to do the Men in Technology community until he found out that a Theatre class was required. He selected the Engineering community as his first choice. If you just select single, double or triple, there is no theme involved.
On the housing website there is a statement that says housing is on a first-come basis but under the housing FAQ, it states the opposite (very confusing). He is hoping he will get some answers when we go next week. Any info we get, I will post. He is signed up for the Admitted students tour and I emailed admissions to find what is included in the tour since we did the Prospective student tour last summer. Still have not heard back. </p>
<p>I am not sure whether I should select one of the learning communities as my top or just a double room. </p>
<p>I went on the housing “tour” last Wednesday and the tour only consisted of one of the housing office workers explain meal plans and Residential Learning Communities. After about 15 minutes of her talking, she let us see a triple dorm sample in the living learning center .
That was it.
We couldn’t see any singles, doubles, any of that.
She said that the residential learning communities are randomized, meaning you don’t know what building you would be placed in, until August.
It was a really sucky tour, in my opinion. I went to long beach, and they actually showed us the inside of the suites, the dining halls, an example of each of the rooms, the laundry room etc.
Im still going to SDSU, but they really need to step up their tour systems. Even the campus tour wasn’t that great.</p>
<p>Thank you! @defying i went on the housing tour last march and they only took us through one building. I was not impressed at all. I am going on the admitted students tour and another hosting tour on Tuesday. I just don’t know if I should select a double room as my number 1 preference or a double in a learning community. have you filled your housing agreement out yet? </p>
<p>Well, I submitted my housing license agreement, and I mailed out the copy they need. I chose a double in a learning community(visual and performing arts) as my first choice, then a single in the same learning community.
I WAS going to put just a double, but the tour guide lady person told us that the learning community you are in all share a floor and a class together. I thought that was pretty cool and it allows you to meet people with similar intrests as yours. IDK if the learning communities are based on first come first served (meaning that the sooner you submit the license agreement, the more likely you are to get into your firt choice learning community) but I just sent it early, just in case.
I suggest that you put a learning community as your first choice, just because it helps you meet people better, and you would actually know somebody in at least one of your classes. But thats just my suggestion. </p>
<p>Also I just found this on Niche:
Cuicacalli SuitesFloors: 6
Number of Occupants: 686
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: In-house dining facility, convenience store, Aztec Grill, swimming pool, sand volleyball court, EXTENDED quiet study, substance-free floors, Honors house</p>
<p>So I am assuming if you want to stay in Cuica, you have to pick extended quiet study, substance-free floors, or be in the honors program. Idk if this is still relevant? I just found this on niche a couple of minutes ago. </p>
<p>Visited campus yesterday on the admitted students tour. The housing is not on first come basis. The housing agreements will not be looked at until after the SIR date of May 1. LLC’s do have a least 1 GE class that everyone in that LLC take together. Did not take the housing tour again since they said it would not include any other dorms other than the Brick Dorm Maya we saw last summer. We did get to see the inside of a double in Zura since my S asked a student if it would be Ok. Typical dorm room with nothing special other than you get a refrig/microwave combo in the room and do not have to rent them separately. We were unable to look at the suite style and we walked over to the west side dorms: Chappy. My S decided they were too far away from the main campus so he is hoping he will not end up there. Also housing said the same thing as @defying, that the RLC or LLC’s location would depend upon how many students sign up for each and where they have room.</p>
<p>Thanks! Do you think the admitted students tour was worth it? I am signed up for the tour on Tuesday but I was at the open house last year so I don’t want to travel all the way there to see the same thing. Did you find it useful? @Gumbymom</p>
<p>My S and myself went on the prospective student tour last summer and the admitted student tour really wasn’t too different other they gave you specific information on how to SIR and what documents are needed to complete enrollment. We skipped the campus tour and explored the campus ourselves. We also took the trolley from campus to Old Town to check out where my S could catch the Amtrak home during breaks. For orientation, myself and son will be taking the Amtrak down and drive back with my husband just so my S knows the route. They have a semester pass for the trolley and bus. Not worth it to bring a car especially living in the dorms. </p>