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Top Ten Reasons to Live at SDSU:


10. Live close. Sleep more, drive less. Living on campus means avoiding the hassle of sitting in traffic wondering if you will make it to class on time. Which means a few more precious hours of sleep.

9. It's all included. Pay one bill. It's all included with most housing contracts: local phone and voicemail, Internet connections in each room, cable tv, microfridges in most rooms (mini fridge/freezer/microwave). Most halls have access to swimming pools, volleyball courts, and kitchenettes for hall events. All residents have membership to the Aztec Recreation Center.

Aztec Grill8. Food choices galore. Which means no cooking! SDSU has over 16 Dining Locations to choose from, including our residential dining facility, The Dining Room at Cuicacalli Suites. The Dining Room is all-you-care-to-eat and has a huge variety of entrees at every meal. Think of all the time you'll save when you don't have to go grocery shopping or prepare meals, and best of all, you don't have to clean up a messy kitchen.

7. Lots of Living Communities. SDSU has living communities tailored to your needs and interests. Whether you're looking for learning communities with specific course packages or a lifestyle community about physical fitness, there's lots of options for you!

6. SDSU's endless activities, events and opportunities. Bored at home on a Friday night? Looking for something to do? Aztec Nights offers fun and entertaining weekend activities during the semester. Aztec Nights provides safe, healthy on-campus parties, movies and attractive social events for all students. These programs are offered on weekend nights (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and run from 10 pm to 2 am.

With over 300 clubs and organizations, there's always something going on. Associated Students is constantly sponsoring some event or concert. And there's always some sort of sporting event to attend. Want to get involved? Look no further than your hall. Each residence hall has a hall council, responsible for hall programming and events. SDSU also has an award winning Residence Hall Association, the executive council for all of the halls. Look for hall events and information in your weekly Hall Street Journal.

5. Friendships abound. Many residents make life-long friends living in the residence halls. The support network, which often develops in your living environment, enhances your college experience and contributes to your success. Becoming a member of the campus community helps you gain valuable experience essential to today's diverse workplace.

4. You want options? We've got options. Single? Double? Suite-style? Apartment living? With a choice of several meal plans, building and room type, special living communities, and price ranges, where else would you find so many options in one place.

3. Academic success. Ok, here come the statistics . . . Those who live on-campus have a 10-15% better chance of doing well in college. Studies have shown residence hall students may...

  • have a higher GPA
  • take more units
  • be more likely to graduate

2. We're here to help. Each hall is staffed by a full-time professional Residence Hall Coordinator along with a team of paraprofessional Resident Advisors. A faculty member, called a Faculty-in-Residence, also lives in each complex. Together these in-hall staff members assist in your transition to college life. They are a great resource, leading you to all the benefits of living at SDSU – from learning about campus clubs and organizations, to finding campus resources – they are eager to help.

Each residence hall front desk is open 24 hours a day and a security monitor is on duty from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. to ensure compliance with residence hall procedures. Hall staff also works closely with university police on campus safety issues. (Villa Alvarado apartments has a separate desk operation schedule.)

1. It's your life – make something of it. Being so close to all the campus resources, no wasted time commuting or cooking, being within walking distance of everything – there's really no excuse. Make the most of your college experience! Go to class, take time to study, make friends, join hall council, work on campus, join a club (you could even start a club), work out at the ARC, go to a concert, become AS President and so much more. Do it all!

Let's face it, when you live at college, you live the college life. When you don't, you don't. The choice is yours . . . Come live at SDSU!