<p>I am an upset parent of a 1st year student that is unable to secure apartment housing for 2nd year due to housing shortages. Muir triples are horrible and they will not have enough housing on campus other than residential so beware. Residential is fine for first year but believe me you don't want to have more than one year especially in Muir. Learn from our experiences. It's a bummer too because the campus isn't real convenient and UCSD students will be charged bus fares starting next year.</p>
<p>Have you checked into the plethora of off campus apartments in the UTC area that are served by the free UCSD shuttle?</p>
<p>Yes, but wanted him to live on campus and not spending time on the shuttle or being tempted by others not as academically motivated at least for one more year before the off-campus part of his life begins</p>
<p>The off-campus housing has a large contingent of UCSD students and they aren’t any less academically inclined than the students on-campus - especially when you consider than by 3rd year onwards almost all students are living off-campus, even the most academically inclined of them. The apartments are very close to campus and the trip only takes a few minutes on the shuttle. Consider where the shuttle stops are before deciding on an apartment complex. Also consider proximity to a grocery store.</p>
<p>I do hear your frustration about the on-campus housing though. How did they decide the on-campus housing for the 2nd year people - lottery?</p>
<p>Since the on-campus apts isn’t an option, is he inclined towards the 2nd year in the res hall (assuming that’s an option) or just moving off campus?</p>
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<p>Application and prepayment deadline for room selection was April 15 according to this link. Is there no Muir single? [Room</a> Selection Deadlines and Details](<a href=“http://hdh.ucsd.edu/roomselection/details.asp]Room”>http://hdh.ucsd.edu/roomselection/details.asp) Did you follow the steps?</p>
<p>Yes, but it was by lottery and by the time he got his lottery all the apartments were selected so only residential halls were left which he was adamant about not living in again for his 2nd year. UCSD needs to evaluate their housing options and evaluate if they should increase. According the the various department heads they have turned away over 100 2nd year on students from their apartment options. UCSD did oblige their “4 year housing guarantee” by offering the residential halls but believe me you don’t want that option especially at Muir.</p>
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NO school has an unlimited amount of each type of housing. It sounds like what you are really protesting is that your son did not win the apt lottery. He has options that you just don’t want to choose. That is true at any school.</p>
<p>OP, I looked at the Muir apartments’ layout. <a href=“http://hdh.ucsd.edu/roomselection/docs/MuirOverview.pdf[/url]”>http://hdh.ucsd.edu/roomselection/docs/MuirOverview.pdf</a>
I think the best way to approach the room selection is to find a group of people for a particular apartment ahead of time. For example, for the 6-person apartment, find five suit mates. If you read the instructions, each applicant is assigned a lottery time slot. The student with the earliest time slot in the group will reserve an apartment and assign the group to the apartment. By finding a group, a student increases his odds of an earlier time slot. From the looks of it by opting not to find a group, your child decreased his chances of finding a space in a Muir apartment. </p>
<p>However, the ship has sailed. Follow gladgraddads advice in finding off-campus housing. I found this link but your son has to log in with his campus id. [UCSD</a> Commuter Services](<a href=“http://offcampushousing.ucsd.edu/]UCSD”>http://offcampushousing.ucsd.edu/)</p>
<p>Here’s the link to UCSD’s shuttle. It has some maps that show the route through the UTC and other areas.</p>
<p>[Shuttle</a> Service](<a href=“Transportation Services”>Transportation Services)</p>
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Yes - that’s what a lot of people do to get the apt.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine why you would expect a sophomore to be eligible for apartments - that’s not the norm at the schools we looked at. Seniors if you were lucky.</p>
<p>^^ The norm at UCSD used to be 1st yr in resHall, 2nd yr in on-campus apts, after that on your own (usually in nearby off-campus private apts - nice ones). Apparently they now offer 4 yr on-campus housing so that’s liked resulted in some changes but from what the OP wrote it looks like the norm is still 2nd yr on-campus apts but this is at the mercy of a lottery to get a spot.</p>
<p>Realistically, I think most students are ready to move off-campus by third year at least. They’re tired of dining hall food and want more control and off-campus apts are generally less expensive but with more room, more amenities, etc.</p>