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DavidRex

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  1. DavidRex

    San Diego, CA

    Hey everyone, I just found out about this site yesterday, actually, and have come to love it. I was recently accepted into UCSD for their MFA in Writing and I'm wondering where would be a good option to live. I have only heard from one other school (Berkeley) and got a no, and it's taking so long for other schools to respond that I'm already looking at living in SD just in case I don't get in anywhere else. Don't get me wrong, I am absolutely stoked to have gotten into a Creative Writing program because I was only applying to a couple on a lark. What I'm wondering is, Is it hard to live far from campus and be a grad student and TA? I've heard Ocean Beach and Hillcrest are really nice places in terms of personality and character, but the 20 minute drive is something I am completely foreign to. I attended Berkeley as an undergrad and I lived about a ten minute walk from campus which was also conveniently next to a bus stop, which took about three minutes max. I've never lived very far from campus and was wondering how difficult it is to go and come back, especially if you're a grad student. I was an architecture major in berkeley and being close to campus was a life saver sometimes because it honestly meant getting a crucial twenty or so more minutes of sleep than others. I have a couple of friends who live in SD who I'd love to live with, and i was offered a free ride with a stipend of 17k a year, so I'm also looking at living cheap while still enjoying my living experience and being able to get studying done. I've read over the rental agreements with the university's graduate housing and it seems like I'd just be in the dorms 2.0. I enjoyed the dorms when i was a freshman undergrad, but I don't think I could live with such restrictions like Quiet Hours and not being able to play any musical instruments at any time. Thanks for any advice
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