<p>g1a2b3, renting a room near UCLA is expensive, it equivalent to renting a studio elsewhere, renting a room also requires living with others,i would much rather live alone if iam paying the same money.</p>
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g1a2b3, renting a room near UCLA is expensive, it equivalent to renting a studio elsewhere, renting a room also requires living with others,i would much rather live alone if iam paying the same money.
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You can NEVER compare a studio in one place to a studio in another place (or a room, etc.) without considering location as an aspect that greatly and importantly affects price. Location is an INTEGRAL PART OF THE COST! That's ridiculous...</p>
<p>And if you are comparing prices to UCSD, I don't think there's much of a difference...</p>
<p>malishka: UCSD would be a bit cheaper to live...but ur probably not going to find one room apartment near campus for $708</p>
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malishka: UCSD would be a bit cheaper to live...but ur probably not going to find one room apartment near campus for $708
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La Jolla is not cheap. It may be cheaper if you live far from campus. Unfortunately, public transportation in San Diego is not good; if you had to have a car, your expenses could skyrocket.</p>
<p>g1a2b3e: I checked the prices of apartments near UCSD and they are a little bit cheaper than Westwood</p>
<p>g1a2b3, your talking about your point of view on the importance of location and rent, not mine. </p>
<p>Its all relative to what one finds important. </p>
<p>UCSD would be much cheaper for me personally b/c i could either live at home or find a place elsewhere, and rent in san diego, is cheaper than LA. </p>
<p>I already have a car, so i dont have to assume what it would be like to have a car, and i know what my expenses are relative to owning and operating that car. </p>
<p>I would prefer to live alone, and would rather spend 1 hour commuting to class if i had to in order to live alone.</p>
<p>You find other things important, i.e. the proximity to campus, and thats irrelavant to me as long as i can get there in a reasonable amount of time,... which to me is about an hour, hour and a half would be ok as well. </p>
<p>You have massive issues, on how you apparently enjoy arguing with everyone and trying to shove your opinion down their throat... you should really reconsider, as that is quite f. annoying. Not everyone agrees with you, or shares your point of view, or even finds the same things important as you do, you dont see them trying to persuade you to sway in their direction, especially in things such as housing.</p>
<p>And last, but not least, your going to CAL, why r u in this thread even.</p>
<p>"your talking about your point of view on the importance of location and rent, not mine."</p>
<p>Your= possessive form of you.
You're=contraction of you are.</p>
<p>Sorry. I'll go back to lurking.</p>
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g1a2b3, your talking about your point of view on the importance of location and rent, not mine.
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I was pointing out that your view is misguided. You can't say something is not "worth it" because it is more expensive (based on location) than a similar setup in a less expensive location: that's real estate, not opinion.
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I already have a car, so i dont have to assume what it would be like to have a car, and i know what my expenses are relative to owning and operating that car.
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The ideal situation financially would involve selling your car!
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I would prefer to live alone, and would rather spend 1 hour commuting to class if i had to in order to live alone.
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You pay for being picky. THIS is your reason for your decisions--that makes sense. Saying you will make a decision because a studio in a random location costs the same as a room near UCLA doesn't (if this is actually an important part of your decision making then you need to think a little).
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You find other things important, i.e. the proximity to campus, and thats irrelavant to me as long as i can get there in a reasonable amount of time,... which to me is about an hour, hour and a half would be ok as well.
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It's not me. It's the rental market; that's what I was talking about. Again, you can pay for being picky, but don't make excuses about how renting a room in LA costs the same as renting a studio in some random place without regard for location: that's just not reasonable.</p>
<p>You can feel free to accept or disregard anything I say, but there's no use in resorting to irrelevent personal attacks.</p>
<p>seriously?!!?!? i had no idea, that was such a wild eye opener.</p>
<p>Well if your going to commute for 1hr then its ok I guess. I live in east la and its not too hard to find a place for that price. The problem is that it involves a lot of driving around and you might not end up in the safest place.</p>
<p>U'd also need to attain a gun license and a invest in a gun</p>
<p>if you are planning to go to UCLA I would strongly suggest not communting for 1 hr....in LA 1hr=2hr</p>
<p>By the way, is LA really more expensive than SD? Most areas of SD are quite expensive.</p>
<p>Also, living with others is not that bad, Malishka. You could still have your own private space, your own room.</p>
<p>the area around Westwood is pretty expensive...just go to Rent.com and compare</p>
<p>Not just Westwood...........</p>
<p>La Jolla, by the way, is also a super expensive area.</p>
<p>well LA is a big place so it would depend on location....Westwood is UCLA...La Jolla is UCSD...if you compare the apartment prices of these two areas, Westwood is slightly more expensive</p>
<p>I live in San Diego, as expensive as it maybe overall, there are a lot of affordable places, you just have to know where to look.</p>
<p>UCSD is in La JOlla, which is somewhat outside of San diego, its a little bit north, and in between san diego and lajolla there are enough neighborhoods that are safe and affordable. </p>
<p>Versus UCLA which is smack dab in the middle and surronded by the most expensive neighborhoods of LA. </p>
<p>g1a2b3, maybe for you living with others "is not that bad", for me its like worst case scenario.</p>
<p>edit: by outside of SD , i mean dwnt.</p>
<p>Malishka: if you live in san diego why didn't you choose UCSD?</p>
<p>because LA offers a better education. </p>
<p>I live within 5 miles of UCSD. about 10 min by car.</p>
<p>I live near UCI but between UCLA vs. UCI the gap in reputation is bigger than UCSD vs. UCLA</p>
<p>if you are that uncomfortable about triple maybe you can talk to UCSD about accepting SIR there...it's only been a week</p>