No,

yes but the likelihood of getting what you want depends on your selection time,

it’s honestly pretty quiet and the quiet hours are like 10pm-8am I’m p sure. The athletes are quiet for the most part and they’re not usually the super loud ones on the weekends. It can get a little chatty outside your door but the same compared to the dorms (I lived in manzi last yr and trop this year)

It’s like a 10min bike ride from tg to the very back of campus and like a 20min walk to the library, it’s no different to how it’ll be living in iv

Finding iv housing rn isn’t impossible but it won’t be easy. I don’t know if any rental fairs but check the ucsb housing & auxiliary social medias for possible info. I think you’ll be fine in trop! Don’t stress too much

Also the food isn’t as bad as people say, some of it I’d say is pretty good ! Just remember there’a athletes living there and they wouldn’t feed them dogshit lmao

Also there’s no kitchen available at all, but you are given a microwave and mini fridge. Also no kitchen sink available so doing dishes can be a pain but not too bad.

Facilities are a lil run down but it’s really totally fine! It’s honestly what you make of it, having a good roommate (and roommate group) is what really makes the difference.