Where to stay to get a feel for sdsu students life?

<p>We will be visiting San Diego briefly in April to have a look at SDSU. I have been looking at hotels but am unsure of the best place to stay for this purpose. I want my daughter to have a realistic idea of what life in San Diego would be like for a student, so I would rather stay near where SDSU students hang out, go to restaurants, shop whatever....
Any suggestions? Things to see while we are there or particular things to look for on campus? Thanks for any input - ( fyi , we've been to the zoo before so we probably won't do that again. Oh, yeah, and we are from OOS)</p>