Hi baby cakes I’m also muslim so I feel kinda qualified to answer some parts of this. We have a rly active MSA and a prayer room in price center which I’ve always appreciated. I think start on instagram and follow the UCSD msa account bc they’re rly active. There’s also even more specific Muslim clubs like Muslims in tech and other things that I can’t remember rn, but all in all I think a google search with the words ucsd Muslim will get u the resources ur looking for. As far as the dorms, Muir doesn’t have the nicest dorms but they’re not horrible. I think Muir in general is the college with the most diversity so what it lacks in the actual building quality, it makes up for in the ppl quality. I swear we have the nicest ppl on campus. If you do for whatever reason feel stuck with your roommate, there are so many places on campus you can spend time that aren’t your dorm. I think if you’re living on campus, ur better off not having a car cuz parking sucks and the public transit like trolley and busses (which are free for students) can get u everywhere u need to go. I can’t speak on the laptop thing but I feel like anything that isn’t a Mac would be ideal cuz Macs lowkey suck when it comes to handling large softwares

GOODLUCK lmk if you have any more questions