P.S. Were any of you that were accepted able to check out the housing listings? I couldn't get the username/password they provided us to work.
Just a little side note, I haven't been paying much attention in here to add my $0.02...
I'll give you some more housing sources other than Vandy
There are a number of houses around campus that are for rent. I know of students who get together and "shack up." Like if you go down Natchez Trace toward 440 down in that area...Cute houses. I'd totally love to live in there - simple bike ride/walk to campus.
The apts in Vandy Village (across from Children's/East Garage) are $$, when I moved here a studio I think was like 450sqft for like $650. (This was 4+ years ago)
A free housing service
www.aptselector.com You give them your price range and area you want to live in and they'll give you the places with openings and other details.
There are a few apt complexes down 21st just on the other side of 440 (say 5-10mins depending on traffic & stop lights). I think prices there are around $900/mo for a 1bdr.
As always, if any of you have any questions, you are welcome to PM me.
Congrats to the acceptees and good luck to those waiting!
Hmm I'd like to add my .02$ since I think those are probably the places where undergrads live or something...not too many of us around there.
First of all, I tried apartmentselector and thought it really wasn't useful at all. It only had some of the bigger apartment buildings and didn't include any of the smaller or independent places, which are often both cheaper and nicer.
The vast majority of med students live inside the 440 loop in the Acklen Ave/ Fairfax Ave area. It's within a short walking distance to the hospital and there are a ton of apartments here. Apartment rents vary- generally if you live with a roommate or two, you can get a place for maybe 500-600$ each if you're smart in your search. If you want one of the nicer, newer places it can get up to 700-800$ per person. For a 1-bedroom in this area, I'd say they range from 800-1300$.
Another popular area is down West End Ave (if you look at the map of Vandy campus, it's left of West End, still within 440). It's not as quick of a walk and most people from there drive or take shuttles if they happen to be next to a Vandy building, but apartments can be a bit cheaper (2 of my friends live over there and they share a really nice 2 bed, 2 bath for 1100 total).
The area around Belmont University, which is 18th Ave and thereabouts is probably the third most popular area to live in. Again, most people over there drive but they have cute houses and such. A handful of people live downtown and a few people do live outside the 440 loop, although many of them have moved in closer this year. Generally those that live farther away are the ones with families or who live with an SO and who want an actual house or a pretty big, nice condo.
As for Village At Vanderbilt, which is literally across the street from the Hospital (in fact, many doctors' offices are in the building itself) it really is very expensive. I think the cost for a studio now is at least 800-900$. A true one bedroom is maybe 100 square feet larger (550-600 sq ft) and costs maybe 12-1300. Not really worth it in my opinion, unless you're the kind of person who hates walking around in bad weather even for 5-10 minutes or who is always late to class or something. A couple of the people I know who live there don't even have a car.
Ok, I hope this helps. If the website doesn't work now, I'm sure it will soon.
One more thing: traditionally, the first years create this big publication called the Paddle for the incoming kiddos. A big chapter in the Paddle is dedicated to housing, and that's usually sent to you guys just about right after second look weekend, once you have basically figured out if you're coming here and once you may have met someone you want to live with. That will really be an invaluable resource since it has some reviews of apartments and landlords and stuff too.
