Applications for housing for the Fall of 2000 are available beginning January of 2000. The University also operates about a thousand apartments for married students and students who are parents. There are also some one and three bedroom apartments. Waiting lists are generally long. Expect a 2 month to 2 year waiting period, depending on the type of apartment.
Students can apply before they are admitted to Berkeley and can thus shorten their waiting time.
Another option is cooperative housing. Applications for Fall 2000 spaces are due in mid-April, but this assignment process continues throughout the school year. There is an all-singles house in the Flatlands for graduate and reentry students. In any of the other houses expect to share a room. You can get your own room in a studio to 4-bedroom apartments, with shared bathroom and kitchen.