I am in the exact same boat right now. She said it would not affect my wait list status, but she seemed to be confused when I was trying to explain that I would be paying in loans and rent would not be an issue.
I am just hoping this doesn't mean I can hold the apartment or be on the waitlist for it. Right now I am on the list but don't know when I should start to get worried and go elsewhere. I was shocked at how early you need to find housing.
Are you applying to multiple places? I am very interested in one apartment i am on the waitlist for, but don't know if I should apply more places just in case.
Also, does anyone have any input about looking a little further out...Craiglist, etc? I know people have warned to be wary of this, but there seem to be much larger and cheaper apartments a little further away. By further, I still mean within a twenty minute drive of the school. Is this a bad idea with traffic?