Resources

Moving to LA

We asked current graduate students to fill out a survey about their housing situation as well as the way the found their places when moving to LA. We hope this can be a useful resource for incoming students, looking to find housing and or roommates:

See the link here using your USC email address.

Finding roommates:

If you are interested in finding roommates from the incoming cohort or even current graduate students, you can fill out your information in this form and/or contact people on it!

See link here using your USC email address.

Best of Los Angeles (grad student survey coming soon + these are just for inspiration):

• Food
  • https://www.latimes.com/food/list/101-best-los-angeles-restaurants-ranked-2023
  • https://la.eater.com/maps/best-los-angeles-restaurants-eater-38-essential (Eater has a ton of specific lists, too)
  • https://www.thrillist.com/eat/los-angeles/la-food-bucket-list
• Nightlife
  • https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/bars/best-bars-in-los-angeles
  • https://la.eater.com/maps/best-hottest-bars-lounges-cocktails-los-angeles
• Day trips
  • https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-day-trips-from-los-angeles
  • https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/things-to-do/the-15-best-day-trips-from-los-angeles
• Nearby hikes
  • https://www.thisexpansiveadventure.com/blog/2019/losangeleshikes/
  • https://blog.cirquedusoleil.com/hiking-in-los-angeles
• Miscellaneous
  • https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-in-los-angeles
  • https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/things-to-do/the-18-best-parks-in-los-angeles