Santa Catalina UCSB Reviews

If you're in a double, the space is nice and comfortable, but if you're in a triple it feels more crammed than the triples in other dorms like manzi or so. Something I personally didn't like is that two rooms (a triple and a double) share restrooms, and the restrooms are only accessible through the ... See more

Overall San Cat is NICEE. Only thing is that is too far and the room is bit small if you are in a triple. The bus is always not on time, I recommend you to get a bike for those who doesn’t like to wait at the bus stop!! Nice of San cat is that is high chance that people move out their dorm during th... See more

Thoroughly enjoyed my time at FT. Most of my close friends to this day at UCSB I met on my floor at FT. I enjoyed the fact that it was a suite and could interact with suite mates as well as roommates. Having a sink in room and a bathroom for only 5 people was very nice. However, the triples are very... See more

One of the only dorms at UCSB that still have double rooms, as far as I know. The location is significantly further from campus, so I wouldn't recommend living here unless you plan on biking (which I highly recommend in general at UCSB). The bike ride from the edge of campus where you would exit is ... See more

Santa Catalina was not my first choice, but at the end of the day I am happy I got to live here. The room itself isn't that big but still management. I like that there is no communal bathroom as you have a shared on in between your suitemate's room. Santa Catalina is UCSB's largest dorm and you will... See more

It’s a nice place to live and the cafeteria nearby is also very good. But the morning bus is really a pain so you have to wake a little bit early or ride a bike to school. Overall I enjoy my time there when I was a freshman!!

Easily the best dorm for freshman, everybody is super friendly and it's easy to make friends here. The bathrooms are elite and the building has a gym, pool, and dining commons in the building. I didn't really mind the mile commute to campus, I'd recommend biking or skating there over taking the bus ... See more

Overall, this place was okay to be a commuter freshman. If you don't want to be to involved with all that freshmen on campus events, you can seclude yourself to this off campus dorm that is 1 mile from the school. It is just rough to bike to campus and buses are always late. I enjoyed it cause of th... See more

It’s like 1.5 away from campus which is a huge turn off. If you don’t mind the commute then it’s pretty good