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Even if you apply 50% of that cost towards food, that's still around $830/mo rent for a shared room in Davis, California. You could find better deals in nice p

• dragonwriter 8y ago
  > You could find better deals in nice parts of San Francisco or Manhattan. It's about the same price as a median studio in SF,($2490 vs. $2461), but the SF studio is about the same size without the kind of shared kitchen, restroom, and living spaces outside the unit that are included, and without the convenience to the core campus. You can save rent by living off campis instead of on campus—in fact, you'll be forced to other than your first year by the woefully inadequate supply of on campus housing. On campus housing is a guaranteed-but-premium option provided for first year freshman and transfers, and which may be available to other students subject to availability, not a baseline requirement.
  • floren 8y ago
    On-campus housing is also a known quantity with an expected 9-month "lease" cycle. You can save money off-campus, but you have to deal with apartments of uncertain quality and landlords who REALLY want a 1-year lease.