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Hi guys, this year I'm gonna be transferring out of my community college to UCSB as a junior transfer. So, I'm applying for transfer housing and I'm wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to what I should put as my preferences.
I have three drag-down boxes, and I'm asked to list which are my top 3 'preferences'.
These include:
El Dorado, 1 bed / 2 person apt.
El Dorado, 2 bed / 4 person apt.
Santa Ynez, 2 bed / 4 person apt.
Westgate, 1 bed / 2 person apt.
Westgate, Studio single apt.
San Clemente, 2 bed / 2 person apt.
San Clemente, 4 bed / 4 person apt.
Any Apartment
El Dorado and Westgate have a community swimming pool, while Santa Ynez and San Clemente do not. However, Santa Ynez has a fitness center. Would I use any of these services? Maybe. LOL. I do prefer a pool over a gym though.
El Dorado and Santa Ynez are the cheapest among them all, at $537 a month for 2bed/4pers. The next highest would be El Dorado's and Westgate's 1bed @ $695.(http://www.housing.ucsb.edu/hchoices/ugrad-descriptions.htm)
As far as I know, San Clemente is the newest apartment complex, opened in 2008, and has the most room (person to bedroom ratio). It's also the one apt. complex that is reserved for graduate students, but I think leftover room would spill over to undergrad, I'd assume. (http://www.housing.ucsb.edu/hchoices/grad-descriptions.htm)
Anyway, I'd like to hear from you guys. Obviously this is going to have some impact, if not a large one, on the quality of my experience at school so I'd like to get it right. This isn't limited to only UCSB students/graduates -- anyone with experience with housing can feel free to add to the discussion :D
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I'm currently a student at UCSB (1st year at Anacapa dorm), and of the options you have listed, I have only ever been in Santa Ynez. Santa Ynez isn't actually a bad place to live from what I have seen. It's roomy, and segmented into separate two story 'islands' with like 4 housing units on each level. It is a bit far from campus (around a mile), which shouldn't be a huge problem if you have a bike/car/longboard/don't mind the bus. The bus is free for all UCSB students.
As far as the fitness center goes, UCSB has a free to use fitness center for all students, and it is likely far better than any fitness center the others could have. It also has a pool, jacuzzi, etc.
I would honestly choose the cheapest/closest one to UCSB (ratio I suppose), because when it does rain, it's a hassle to get to class if you're too far.
San Clemente I believe is right by Harder Stadium, which makes it one of the closest dorms to campus.
In terms of distance, San Clemente is the closest, followed by West Gate, El Dorado, and then Santa Ynez.
http://www.aw.id.ucsb.edu/maps/ucsb_goletamap.html
I would suggest rooming with somebody. I'm currently in a triple and it isn't bad at all. We get our private stuff done and people are generally reasonable.
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On May 12 2011 12:50 FragKrag wrote:I'm currently a student at UCSB (1st year at Anacapa dorm), and of the options you have listed, I have only ever been in Santa Ynez. Santa Ynez isn't actually a bad place to live from what I have seen. It's roomy, and segmented into separate two story 'islands' with like 4 housing units on each level. It is a bit far from campus (around a mile), which shouldn't be a huge problem if you have a bike/car/longboard/don't mind the bus. The bus is free for all UCSB students. As far as the fitness center goes, UCSB has a free to use fitness center for all students, and it is likely far better than any fitness center the others could have. It also has a pool, jacuzzi, etc. I would honestly choose the cheapest/closest one to UCSB (ratio I suppose), because when it does rain, it's a hassle to get to class if you're too far. San Clemente I believe is right by Harder Stadium, which makes it one of the closest dorms to campus. In terms of distance, San Clemente is the closest, followed by West Gate, El Dorado, and then Santa Ynez. http://www.aw.id.ucsb.edu/maps/ucsb_goletamap.htmlI would suggest rooming with somebody. I'm currently in a triple and it isn't bad at all. We get our private stuff done and people are generally reasonable.
Hey man, thanks for the speedy reply and glad to hear some first-person advice 
I'm looking for somebody to room with, but everyone I know who is already attending already has living arrangements, so I'll just end up making new friends I guess haha.
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I graduated from UCSB 2 years ago. FragKrag is pretty dead-on (except I would estimate that santa ynez is more like a half mile from campus). I've never heard of el dorado apartments; it might be new. Westgate is probably the best location wise, as it's a nice balance between being close to IV action and campus, though I don't recall ever having been there (though this isn't saying much considering the ucsb lifestyle...)
Unless you have no plans for a social life, avoid san clemente. The last thing you want is to be living with grad students (I am one so trust me on this  ), and it's expensive to boot.
Frankly, though, none of these places are particularly exciting to live. You might consider hopping onto craigslist and finding a place in IV that people are trying to fill -- that's what I would do in your position. Rent wise, you should expect to pay between 500-700 a month (excluding utilities) to share a room. It gets more expensive the closer to central IV and campus you get.
have fun! what are you going to major in?
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Yeah, I'm paying $700 a month for a house on Pasado, and there are definitely rooms available for new roommates in IV.
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On May 12 2011 13:17 AcrossFiveJulys wrote:I graduated from UCSB 2 years ago. FragKrag is pretty dead-on (except I would estimate that santa ynez is more like a half mile from campus). I've never heard of el dorado apartments; it might be new. Westgate is probably the best location wise, as it's a nice balance between being close to IV action and campus, though I don't recall ever having been there (though this isn't saying much considering the ucsb lifestyle...) Unless you have no plans for a social life, avoid san clemente. The last thing you want is to be living with grad students (I am one so trust me on this ), and it's expensive to boot. Frankly, though, none of these places are particularly exciting to live. You might consider hopping onto craigslist and finding a place in IV that people are trying to fill -- that's what I would do in your position. Rent wise, you should expect to pay between 500-700 a month (excluding utilities) to share a room. It gets more expensive the closer to central IV and campus you get. have fun! what are you going to major in?
I've checked out craigslist, and all they have right now are temporary leases for over the summer, so that won't do me any good. Also, the price range you gave is about the same range as on-campus apts hahaha. I've had to grit my teeth as I looked at the on-campus rent, but I've come to accept it, but within that, I'd like to save as much as I can, so I think I'll opt for the cheaper ones (El Dorado and Westgate).
Now that I've decided, I've been thinking about whether to choose between a 2pers and 4pers apt. Honestly, I think the more people, the more complicated it gets. 1 person I don't know is already a lot... but on the flip side, it offers more opportunity to meet new people? I dunno. I'm leaning towards a 2pers.
And I'm sure grad students can't be that bad... lol jk :p
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Oh yeah, and I'm gonna major in comm. Heard it was pretty tough at UCSB, so I'm looking forward to it.
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I feel like as a transfer student, what you lost out the most on are the social aspects of college, so having 3 other roommates might not be a bad thing if you can tolerate some differences.
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On May 12 2011 13:39 FragKrag wrote:
I feel like as a transfer student, what you lost out the most on are the social aspects of college, so having 3 other roommates might not be a bad thing if you can tolerate some differences.
True true... Honestly I don't mind socializing with other people. It's wishful thinking to think that maybe I'll get the perfect roommates and bond with them and become best friends. I wish it could. , But the risk of bad roommates just multiplies with more people. And I've heard sooo many stories about bad roommates lol.
Besides that, I think I'll be able to meet new people through my friends, and gain networking that way. I think my housemate(s) would be doing their own thing (or something similar to what I'm doing) anyway.
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i am a transfer student that is going to be coming to ucsb in the upcoming fall semester. ive always lived in my own apartment but thought it might be fun to live with some roommates for a year.
id be the perfect roommate- i have plenty of money, and i am as easy and laidback as anyone could be. im also a terrific sc player. if you guys are interested, just send me a pm with some info, and we can talk there. i am also a bit older, 24, if that makes any difference.
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On May 12 2011 16:54 esla_sol wrote:
i am a transfer student that is going to be coming to ucsb in the upcoming fall semester. ive always lived in my own apartment but thought it might be fun to live with some roommates for a year.
id be the perfect roommate- i have plenty of money, and i am as easy and laidback as anyone could be. im also a terrific sc player. if you guys are interested, just send me a pm with some info, and we can talk there. i am also a bit older, 24, if that makes any difference.
Sent you a PM.
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I transferred to UCSB last fall from another 4-year, my first pick was El Dorado, second was Westgate, and third choice was Santa Ynez.
El Dorado is baller because it has a pool, but people say it's kinda dirty so no one uses it. El Dorado is party central so you expect loud music a lot and you need to go to the library to study. El Dorado and Westgate are cooler than Santa Ynez because they are smaller so the community is tighter. You will probably get Santa Ynez because they are the most numerous. Santa Ynez apartments are the most spacious, but are just slightly removed from Isla Vista. I live in Santa Ynez and it's just fine.
FragKrag is correct that Santa Ynez is a tad annoying because you have to bike that extra couple blocks everyday.
San Clemente is for grad students, so if you live there then that's not going to mesh well. San Clemente apartments are actually furnished the nicest.
There's plenty of community at Santa Ynez, which is where you'll most likely be living anyway.
Hope you guys enjoy it when you get here! UCSB has a CSL team too, so be sure to check that out.
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On May 19 2011 14:12 HotSoup470 wrote:
I transferred to UCSB last fall from another 4-year, my first pick was El Dorado, second was Westgate, and third choice was Santa Ynez.
El Dorado is baller because it has a pool, but people say it's kinda dirty so no one uses it. El Dorado is party central so you expect loud music a lot and you need to go to the library to study. El Dorado and Westgate are cooler than Santa Ynez because they are smaller so the community is tighter. You will probably get Santa Ynez because they are the most numerous. Santa Ynez apartments are the most spacious, but are just slightly removed from Isla Vista. I live in Santa Ynez and it's just fine.
FragKrag is correct that Santa Ynez is a tad annoying because you have to bike that extra couple blocks everyday.
San Clemente is for grad students, so if you live there then that's not going to mesh well. San Clemente apartments are actually furnished the nicest.
There's plenty of community at Santa Ynez, which is where you'll most likely be living anyway.
Hope you guys enjoy it when you get here! UCSB has a CSL team too, so be sure to check that out.
Ohh, thanks for the review. Hope to see you around I'll post an update or something once the lottery results come out.
And are you on the CSL team? And do they play BW or SC2 nowadays?
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CSL was a lot of fun! We'll be participating next season as well!
http://www.cstarleague.com/league/teams/51
As you can see there are a ton of people registered on the team. FragKrag and I both played games.
We jacked around a little bit toward the end, but overall I think we did very well!
Yes, CSL has officially switched to SC2
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