[quote=UCGal] . . . UCSD has more apartments for students now – a friend is starting b-school at night at UCSD – he’s getting his own room in an apartment, on campus, for $453/month. It’s cheaper than what he was paying a few blocks away in UTC for a room in a shared, non campus, apartment.
The meal plan at a dorm is over-rated… College should be about subsisting on ramen, mac-n-cheese, and quesadillas. LOL.[/quote]
UCGal, this is very interesting. A couple of questions. What is b-school? And these on-campus apartments you speak of – how many bdrms and baths do they have? Approx. sq. footage? And how many students per unit? And how long in advance do you have to apply for one of these (reasonable-rent) apts? (Many students from S. County do commute there for classes, but, due to traffic, this is borderline impractical.)
I know the apt-rents near UTC can be exorbitant, even for a unit sporting ’70’s or early ’80’s “decor,” no less!
I agree that at $350-$400 mo., a college “meal plan” is overrated and very expensive (and will probably cause weight gain, assuming your student is present for it 3x daily). My current college kid has an (underground) Trader Joes just blocks from their SF house where they are able to buy their staples in bulk and most of their fresh food :=)
