<p>Is anyone here a transfer student at UCSD currently living in the transfer dorms? I am hoping to transfer to UCSD and live in the transfer dorms and I have a few questions:</p>
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<li>How is the dorm itself? Was it easy to get comfortable in and call it a new home? Was there too much/little of something? Also, how is the location of the dorms, meaning is it an easy distance from the school and classes and are there any stores around the area that provide for basic needs?</li>
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<p>1b. How was your roomate (if you had one)?</p>
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<li><p>When you were transferring, what made you decide to live in the transfer dorms as opposed to off campus housing.</p></li>
<li><p>I realize that a lot of the energy of meeting new people and whatnot is typically in the first year of college in the student dorms, but is there any social vibe among the people living in the transfer dorms or do people just go to class and lay low?</p></li>
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<p>More questions to come</p>
<p>i have not transferred yet, but have a tag to UCSD and have done an extensive visit/ checked out the transfer village.</p>
<p>the rooms are apartments, you share with 3 to 5 people depending on which style apartment you get. these apartments are BRAND NEW and some havent even been lived in. </p>
<p>i checked out the basic apartment and it was really nice. the whole thing is furnished so you dont have to bring anything ( one good thing about on v off housing ) for me this would be good because i have furnature, but i live 500 miles away and that would be really expensive to bring all the way down there. the place is decorated in an modern art style, its kinda cool if you like that sorta thing. kitchen is nice and everything is brand spankin new.</p>
<p>the location is out of the way of everything a bit, depending on where you have classes it could be a long walk… i would suggest either a lot of extra walking time to classes or a bike. with that said, since you are out of everything, it does kinda separate you from the happenings on campus, so you have to be in the know and stay current on events otherwise you will miss out. </p>
<p>there is a store/ coffee house in the village and then a store in revelle right down the street, so everything is pretty close. </p>
<p>the reasons i would stay on campus is to be closer to the action and meet new people at the school. feels like you wont be getting the same kind of college 1st year experience ( im assuming you are a CC transfer like me?) but you kinda have to make the best of it yourself. join some clubs and meet people on campus, and it wont matter where you live. i just dont like to commute, id rather be in on the action on campus</p>
<p>Man that sounded better than I expected. I definitely hope to check out the dorms myself before transferring. I’m also planning on joining a club and a sport to make the best of ucsd’s notoriously dead social life (which I don’t even buy).</p>
<p>Good luck with your journey</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>Any other ucsd transfers have anything to add?</p>
<p>Isn’t it better to worry about transfer dorms AFTER you get accepted?</p>
<p>Not if you’re a paranoid “worries about the little things” kind of guy who cant prioritize such as myself :D</p>
<p>I’m a transfer but don’t live in the transfer housing. I’ve seen it though, and the whole area around it is brand new and gorgeous. I’ve met one transfer that lives there and he seems to enjoy it. You’re probably as farther away from classes in the transfer dorms then you are from some of the apartment complexes around UCSD though.</p>
<p>I’d jump right on it if I could afford $1400/month</p>