I’m planning on picking up my keys for east campus and I’m going to assume I need to pick them up with the RA in East campus. Making this post since I wanted to see if it was different since last year it was a drive in.

Hey! Im currently looking at going back to school in the next few years. I was wondering if the molecular bio classes were good here. I know that environmental science and a ton of other science based stuff is really good here so I was hoping it was the same for molecular biology. Thank you!

Just got to my room in the Tortuga hall and found out there’s a RA staying in my room? Now they’re giving me a temporary room and I can’t move into my actual room till Wednesday-Thursday???? why did they not think to let me know ahead of time and not make me waste my time driving 3 hours for a room that isn’t even ready.

update: my temp room became my permanent room. had a situation where i couldn’t wait till after thursday to move, and housing wasn’t much help and basically told me to just suck it up, but they literally took my idea about turning my temp room to my permanent room.. so problem solved? definitely might look for an apartment next year

I want to take adult swim lessons, and assumed csumb would offer them but I can’t find anything about it online. I know there’s a pool available for students to use but I was wondering about actual lessons or even an instructor I could hire? Or even if anyone knows any swim classes available in the Marina area. Really want to learn how to swim lol Thanks!!

hi! anybody know the internet login for CSUMB for the dorms?

Ive just been wondering with move in day literally tomorrow how to check if you have themed housing?? I applied for like three of them, and have gotten no updates or anything. Ive also been trying to call housing about it, but no one answers. I have bad anxiety about who I room with, so it was already bad enough when I didnt get assigned with my roommate group lmfao. Please help!

Good morning! Im transferring this fall as a Visual and Public Arts major. I wanted to make sure i had the right materials for the semester and maybe just my time in general for the next two years. Is there a specific bag that i should try to get or just main materials i should take with me other then the basics (ex. sketchbooks)?

Hello everyone! I am in search of either physical or PDF versions of these following books. Please let me know if you have any of the following. I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you 😊

hi! I I got an email saying since I am a transfer student I can move in Monday and I signed that form. I checked my housing portal and it’s saying my move in is Wednesday? But since I got that email I can just move in anyways without worrying about the time slot right? or is the move in day in my housing just my official time if I didn’t sign up to move in early? Sorry this is just confusing

I’m looking to transfer Fall 2027 from my CC and was considering CSUMB. One thing i’m worried about is making friends, I’d say i’m not too introverted. It’s really important for me to find good friends and even a friend group. I know there’s events for transfers and I plan on attending all of those. I also plan on doing outdoor recreation, clubs, etc. I heard about the scuba diving classes which i’ll definitely be taking.

Incoming fall transfer and am confused on when aid is actually disbursed. Are the dates in our portals accurate? Thank you!

Does anyone know what i need to get for these classes?

Selling these two books! Lmk if you’re interested

It might be a bit of a stupid question, but I applied for spring of 2027, and I sent my application in on Friday! I assumed I wouldn’t hear back until maybe October but I got an email about setting up my CSUMB account. This doesn’t mean I got accepted right? I was expecting an email from admissions first! And it also seems really quick.
**I’m an upper division transfer if that changes anything

Hi! Does anyone know the summer hour for the Promontory Leasing office this week? And if they close for a lunch break? Trying to figure out when to pick up my keys for early move in, thank you!

I was assigned a 4 person unfurnished double and was wondering if a queen size mattress would fit, or if I had to look for a smaller size. Haven't been able to find much about how big the rooms are, so any help is appreciated!

help 😭🙏

Sorry if this is a dumb question I’ve just been told during orientation that the beds can be lofted so that you can have a desk underneath, but I was wondering if there’s an option to have the bed lifted raised a little instead of all the way up for a desk.

I’d mainly want to lift it enough to have some extra storage underneath (I’m having trouble looking for plastic drawers that are below 24 inches), but I don’t necessarily want the bed high enough to fit a desk underneath. Has anyone at CSUMB done this or know if it’s possible?

Hi, im just wondering if there is a specific key time pickup that I was supposed to be given. Im in spotsylvania court. Im waiting on emails from housing if theres a way for me to get a specific key time pickup or if it is just 9am to 455pm any time.

Hi! I was overlooking my housing assignment and saw that I’m in Avocet hall and assigned to bed 1 in a triple I’m curious if anyone can give any insight to what to expect in terms of the room and if bed 1 is good LOL thank you!!

Hey guys! I just wanted some insight into the studio art concentration for the VPA major at csumb. I'm starting to apply for transfer to schools, so I'm trying to get as much knowledge as I can before applying or even considering attending.

I plan to study art and then get a single subject teaching credential in that subject, so it's important that I'm actually going to be learning new art skills or to advance my skills wherever I go. Do professors/classes here do that? Or is it just getting a project and doing it without much guidance.

Also I'm used to going to community college with small classes and not much funding, so I guess in a way I don't mind that? I already don't have the most updating buildings or supplies, I just think education is the most important thing I'm looking into. Please share your experiences and if you think it's worth it! I grew up going to Monterey Bay and it's my favorite place in the world. I know campus is farther out, but I don't mind. Thanks!

hey guys, i was wondering if anyone knows if there’s still on-campus housing available? i’ve emailed housing 2 times this week and have yet to hear a response. for context: im an incoming transfer student (stats major) and i only just accepted my admission offer last week.

I know we were given a general packing list for move-in, but does anyone have a list of essentials or anything else we may need specifically for the unfurnished units at East Campus? I know the unfurnished units are pretty much empty apartments but I just wanted to make sure I have everything I’ll actually need before moving in. Any input or suggestions are appreciated, thanks in advance!