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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never had to worry about housing when I went to school.  I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options.  Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue.  What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?

My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them.  [b]I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. [/b] Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?

Thank you![/quote]

Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing.  They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors.  DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down.  She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there.  My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal![/quote]

Isn’t the “guaranteed housing for four years” triple bedrooms for freshmen, and then four bedroom campus apartments with 2 kids to a bedroom? And they don’t let you buy a meal plan all four years? I think it would be very distracting to live in those conditions AND pay for UCLA OOS for the “privilege” of it but YMMV…[/quote]

Honestly not sure about the meal plan - have not heard that they can't have one.  But just about EVERYONE at UCLA (on-campus or off, including greek houses) lives 2 to a bedroom.  The housing costs are just so high in Westwood that hardly anyone can afford a single room.  It may not appeal to you, but that's college life in LA and my DD LOVES it there.  [/quote]

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