What are the on campus/affiliated housing alternatives?
Many thanks to Susan Slocum for her feedback, suggestions and corrections to the information below! For graduate students, there are four UCSD affiliated housing options: • Single Graduate Apartments: Commonly known as SGA, these are 4 bedroom apartments — you’ll get your own bedroom, kitchen and bath are shared. Waiting time for SGA is typically around 6 months or less. Naturally, you won’t be in control of who your roommates are. Quite cheap though — around 360/month, all utilities included. And its (almost) right on campus • La Jolla Del Sol: This is a pricey option, and its as far away from campus as most off campus housing places. Good for couples/family. Waiting time for 1 bedroom apartments is 3 to 6 months and two bedroom apartments is 1 to 1-1/2 years. • Mesa Residential Apartments: By far the most popular and thus most wanted place. The wait list is over 2 years! Subleasing is prevalent though, so if you want to sneak into Mesa on your own, then you can usually find someone s
