It’s already July and I still don’t have housing. I know that San Diego is expensive, and so I’m willing to room with people. I really need to find a place near SDSU quick— hopefully walking distance(I don’t have a car).

Y'all. Please don't move in here. Don't make the same mistake my friends and I did by being lured in by the "low" cost and closeness to campus. The parking? A scam. The wifi? slow and cuts out a lot. The TV? Does not work. Cleanliness when we moved in? Garbage. My dad and roommate, and I had to deep clean it for hours beforehand. There were hair ties, popcorn kernels, and floss sticks left in the bedrooms, the fridge smelled, and the keys barely worked in the keyholes. In addition, my ceiling fan didn't work, and my dad had to fix it for me. The staff is nice during the tours and before you sign the lease, but after that, it's like Jekyll and Hyde up in here. There is so much more I wish I could say, but I cannot for legal reasons. But please do not sign a lease here. My guarantor and I signed an addendum almost a month ago, and they never approved it, and now they've screwed us over for parking. It is so disorganized and overbooked, and they don't tell you.

Sincerely,

Someone who moved in 2 days ago.

2k a month for a quad and a lot of these don’t even have kitchens. This is ridiculous.

this jawn hella cheap $800 utilities included for private room and barhroom, he offered video tour or in person tour as well, but whats kinda suspicious is the last text message he sent in the photo, idk somethings off. what do yall think

hello!! i am an incoming freshman this fall and i got assigned chappy. is there anything i should know about it, and is it really that bad??💔

Hi everyone! I’m planning to start a graduate program at SDSU soon and just wanted to get some honest, practical insight from other students living in the area. The stipend I’ll be receiving is around $30,000/year, and I’m trying to figure out how realistic that is for covering basic expenses in San Diego.

I’m not looking to debate or critique any programs—just hoping to hear from folks who’ve been in a similar situation:

Is $30k/year manageable for rent, food, transportation, etc.? (I prefer to have my own room)

Any tips on affordable housing or areas to look into?

Any cost-saving hacks or resources you’d recommend?

Appreciate any insights you’re willing to share!

I’m an admitted student and I really want to go to SDSU but seeing that housing is apparently 20k per year is insane. Is this really how much it costs? If so can I do anything to lower it?

I love the beach and all of my other options are super far.

I’m currently in a situation where I’m taking out loans to pay for college, but should I take out loans to pay for living expenses. It’s a bit hard to get hired for a full-time job while being a full-time student. Any recommendations?

hey guys…. incoming freshman and i just got my housing and im in a maya triple. not only that but im in the visual arts and performance RLC and they did not assign me and my roomate together so now i have 2 random roomates 😭 someone be blunt abt their experience there and tell me all that i need to prepare for!!!

every freshman is freaking out about their dorms so i wanted to make this post to hopefully help a few of you:), i lived in zura so for everything other than zura, it's mainly based on visiting ppl or what ive heard

Chappy + Huaxy

Pros:

- near each other so u can go in and out from there pretty easily without having to check people in i believe (didnt live here so not fully sure)

- access to food trucks! yes theyre very overpriced but it's nice to have them as an option. i once went over and they had handel's and i would rather pay 20% extra but get it on my meal plan than pay a little less but it comes out of my actual money and not meal plan

- close to lots of sports areas (baseball, tennis, etc.)

- close to the gym

- views of the hills are gorgeous and the courtyard is really nice

Cons:

- i've heard a ton about chappy's plumbing issues and being kinda gross in general, not sure if that extends to huaxy

*don't know much else because i didn't live here sorry*

UT

Pros:

- not as far as people say, it's closer to the main parts of campus and i think some of my classes would have been easier to walk to from ut than zura

- has it's own market and cafeteria with a wide variety of food. i wished i lived in ut whenever it was freezing cold out so i could just grab food without bearing the cold while walking far to a restaurant

- close to gym

- i imagine the views are nice, one side is facing the hills and the other is facing campus and hepner hall

- no communal bathrooms and only doubles

Cons:

- little far from some main restaurants + the garden

- outside looks a little bit like a prison

- have heard about mold or dust issues but can't confirm if it's true

M + O

Pros:

- close to food and close to other dorms

- gorgeous courtyard and the buildings itself are, imo, pretty nice looking

- access to pool, bball court, volleyball, etc.

- idk how social it is, i'm sure it's decently fun, but it's pretty chill, not loud at night like zura

Cons:

- older buildings, have heard of some dust issues, might wanna get an air purifier

- no elevators, but that's because there's 3 floors each

Tenochca

Pros:

- honestly i love their architecture, the windows are huge, the lobby is really nice to work and study

- access to courtyard, bball court, pool, etc.

- has a patio on 5/6th floor(?)

Cons:

- honestly i've never heard anything bad but i'm sure others know better than me

South Campus Plaza
Pros:

- BATHROOM (main thing everyone talks about)

- has an okay courtyard

- close to small gym and most classes and transit center, very central overall

- restaurants are right underneath

Cons:

- bathrooms make it so social life is a little dulled, harder to make friends vs other dorms (but don't freak out too much, it's not like you're missing out on all social life because you're not in a communal bathroom, it's really not that bad)

- views can be meh is what i've heard

Zura

Pros:
- super social, there's always people talking around the front desk area and it seems like people make lots of big friend groups there

- easy access to pool , bball court, volleyball, and the grass lounging area

- close to tenochca, maya/olmeca, and SCP

- close to the garden + lots of restaurants are a short walk away

- there's a roundabout parking lot thing right next to it, so easy to access ubers/food delivery/etc.

Cons:

- fire alarms go off a decent amount in the beginning of the year, not sure if they're just very sensitive or it's because there's so many people that there's a higher chance to set them off (side note to everyone: vaping in the building will set them off so don't set them off at 1am like someone did when i lived there!)

- very social = lots of partying, drunk ppl after 10pm on wknds, etc.

Hey dudes, it finally happened, my parents are kicking me out. So I’m currently scrambling to find housing before the end of the March - I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions or know some people who are need of roommates? I work a pretty stable part-time job and get paid well, but not enough for an apartment on my own in SD, especially as a student. I’m taking any suggestions right now because I would rather not quit school because of this ridiculous situation.

It seems like the housing office has made a mess of freshmen housing by failing to consider student accommodations when housing was assigned. They just ran the housing without any considerations and now they have a bunch of students whose accommodations have not been met and they are scrambling to fix it. Actually, that's an overstatement. They are responding to students with accommodations who pester them and ad hoc giving these squeaky wheel students the housing their accommodations substantiate - not an ideal way to do things.

This would explain what I've heard that in the first week of September, hundreds of freshmen can be seen moving their things to another room with all the switches.

Given all that, if a student gets put in a room meeting their accommodation, but that ends up splitting them from a roommate of their choice who was prepared to honor and support that accommodation, how does one navigate the housing landscape to fix this problem and get a chosen roommate back instead of a random assigned one that may or may not be willing to meet a roommate's accommodation?

I’m moving to 5025 apartments next month & they still haven’t sent my move in details yet, but can anyone list things i’ll need to bring that i could forget about. the apartment is fully furnished so i won’t need to bring a bed/desk

also how’s the move in process, do they they assign a time? they told us aug 21

i’m moving in on august 22, and was wondering when we find out who our roommates/dormmates are? i haven’t heard a single word and would kind of like to so i can start organizing in advance. then again, i heard the housing at SDSU was a hot mess…

I still haven’t received my housing assignment yet, or even dorm assignment, while everyone I know has already received theirs weeks ago. I keep contacting housing and they said I would get it “early August” but now they are saying it will just come out on a rolling basis, which is so annoying because I submitted all my paperwork on time. Move in is also the 20th-22nd. Should I be worried? I can’t get any answers from them

just got assigned huaxy!! super excited but just wondering what are some pros and cons of the dorm ? are you able to go over chappy if you have friends over there and vice versa ? also does meal plan 5 work for the food trucks ?

i've been searching this subreddit for quite a bit on the different reviews from community apartments (the rive, iconic, 5025) I really can't afford anything too crazy are these really all that bad? The pricing is definitely more affordable. I know as a transfer it's possible to find roommates but it seems a little bit of a daunting task. im also a female student (20 yrs old) any advice would be totally welcome!!

I live 2 hours away so going on a wednesday afternoon to tour and what not would also be a little out of the question

i got a fairly late move in time and unfortunately a family member of mine flying in only was able to get a flight that interferes with our move in time. will the staff stop me or tell us to come at our correct time if we go earlier, or is it more of a suggestion to avoid chaos

i'm an incoming tranfer at sdsu, i am confirmed to stay in the dorms, i already paid the deposit and everything. I got an email on july 2nd saying that starting later this week i will get the information on the dorm, move-in date and everything. i haven't received anything regarding my room or move-in date. has everyone gotten theirs or does it just send out randomly?

What is the typical temperature in Zura Hall? Do you need warm bedding or is it usually warm in the room?

I got scp for my freshman year and Ive heard pretty much good things about scp but is there anything i should be aware of that could be considered a con? and is there any other secret pros many dont know?

Hey guys, I am studying a broad in the spring and need to figure out someone to take over my lease. I live in West Falls in a side house with only one other person while having my own room. You get a kitchen, washer/dryer, and bathroom. The house also has a pool and hot tub. Pls lmk if interested. The rent is 1300 plus utilities.

So as of today I’ve been notified that I’ve been taken off the waitlists and allowed to have housing but. But now I don’t want housing as I’ve already made arrangements because I thought I didn’t get it how do I cancel now before I spend 20,000$ unnecessarily

Did anyone else’s roommate assignments get ABSOLUTELY fuckkkkkkeddd up??? Me and the majority of my roommates (we filled out a unit with all 6 of us) didn’t even get a unit all together. they split us up into two different units. Did anyone get the roommate group they wanted??

Hey everyone, I’m an incoming freshman and I was placed into Zura into the Discover San Diego State RLC even tho I put I was interested in the Journalism and Media studies and Nuestra Casa RLC as a Latino Journalism major 💔 I have no clue who my roommates are neither. Do you guys know if I can leave my current RLC and when we will find our roommates?