<p>im looking at housing offered by UCR. im interested in the falkirk and oban (formally known as greenock and summer ridge) i wanted to know which of the two is better. are they furnished or unfurnished? just anything that can be offered about these two apartments would be great. thank you!</p>
<p>they are both good but they are not furnished.</p>
<p>When I went to my housing appointment, they said that both Falkirk and Oban are filled up :/</p>
<p>Theres always off campus apartments, some within 15 mins walking from campus.
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<p>What about freshman housing? Which are the best dorms?</p>
<p>Do the housing cohorts (engineering, etc) work well?</p>
<p>It depends on what your preferences are. I personally prefer Pentland because you get more privacy and a personal bathroom, not to mention it is fairly quiet for students to study, whereas, the other dorms lack this sort of privacy and quiet environment. But on the other hand, the other dorms tend to be more social than Pentland, and they have a dining hall. Pentland does not have its own dining hall, therefore you will have to walk to AI or Lothian if you participate in the dining meal program. If you do not mind having to use a public bathroom, and the noisy environment, then I would suggest East Lothian.</p>
<p>actually you dont get a personal bathroom in pentland. you get two toilet/sink rooms and two shower rooms which is shared among four rooms of 2-3 each. so you get one bathroom per 4-6 people.</p>
<p>also, now they force you to buy a meal plan when you sign a dorm contract, unless you have some sort of medical reason.</p>
<p>Sorry, what I meant was that you get a bathroom per suite, whereas, in the other dorms there is one bathroom per hall. </p>
<p>And I believe x8equalsDtilde is correct about the mandatory meal plan, I faintly recall hearing that the housing department changed the meal plan program from optional to mandatory, I have not been living at the dorms for the past few years now so I am not confident if that is the case.</p>
<p>Hi, are the bathrooms at the other dorms (not PEntland) clean? And is their musch privacy? Like locks on the shower doors etc?</p>
<p>east lothians are nice, AI’s and west lo’s are jank. and no there are not locks on the shower doors. there are shower curtains…i dont think you should have to worry about someone whipping back the curtain and seeing you naked though. if that happens, you could always file a restraining order xD. they don’t have locks on shower doors at gyms, so they definetly won’t have that at any dorm on any school anywhere, unless you get a private bathroom.</p>
<p>If you plan on sharing a 2 bedroom apartment on-campus, be aware that your roommate can, at any time, for a $75 fee, move in his/her entire family and friends into his/her bedroom. You will pay the same half of the rent but share your bathroom, kitchen, and other facilities with others. UCR Housing Services currently does not have any control over having this happen. Happy hunting for an apartment off-campus.
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