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CSUSM Housing Guide
Housing options for CSUSM students
Joy of joys. You've received your acceptance letter and its goodbye to mom and dad. So now that you're enrolled you're going to need to find a wall to hang your Hannah Montana poster on. Cal State San Marcos housing choices include both on-campus and off-campus options. Whether you're looking for apartments near CSUSM or the Cal State San Marcos dorms, start here for a couple ideas. Rent a room near the Cal State campus
Affordable and convenient, renting a room in a local house or apartment with existing occupants can be a mixed bag.
Resources:
Craigslist - The premier free classified ads website. An aspiring roommate should always check here first.
Roommates.com - Basic membership is free but you're going to your wallet to get full access
Pros: You may end up with cool people
Cons: Swimfan. Need I say more?
Watch our for: Make sure you understand what you're responsible for, like the deposit, utilities, etc.
Price: $450 - $750 (check Craigslist for recent prices)
Rent an apartment or house
Want to rent your own space with a couple of friends or all by yourself? Start here.
Resources:
Apartments.com - Pretty good apartment finding website
Craigslist - Craigslist to the rescue, again
Pros: You won't catch lice from unwashed roommates
Cons: Definitely pricier than renting a room
Watch our for: If you're not familiar with the area make sure wherever you rent is within a short distance of the CSUSM campus
Price: $900 - $2000+ Live in the CSUSM dorms
The quintessential college experience. Shack up with other students in a pleasant on-campus environment.
Resources:
University Village Apartments - on-campus housing perfect for students just starting at CSUSM
Pros: You, surrounded by hundreds of college students - watch out!
Cons: You, surrounded by hundreds of college students - watch out!
Watch out for:
Price: $575 - $800
Alternative living arrangements
The Kellogg Library has 5 floors of twisting hallways, small alcoves, secluded study rooms, and a veritable forest of book stacks. You get the idea.
Resources:
Cunning, wits, and the ability to camouflage yourself as The Encyclopedia of Accounting Principles, Volumes I-X
Pros: Its free and after hours you can finally catch up on all those issues of Vogue you missed
Cons: Hard to land a date when you look like Manson and smell like a hippy's Birkenstock
Watch out for: Librarians - they are out to get you
Price: Free |
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