Has anyone heard about scholarships yet?
Also was wondering if any current students could talk about the housing. I know our tour gave a brief overview of the apartments but I was hoping to get some current students opinions on the housing quality (for a double room/ 2 bedrooms). Thanks
Current MS1 here. So I can't speak to the scholarships but I can definitely give my two cents on housing (in general). So basically there are a couple of options for housing. They offer studio's, one bedroom, two bedrooms, and penthouse. All rent prices mentioned below include utilities (gas, water, electricity, internet). Additionally each apartment building has a laundry room in the basement (they give you a laundry card and you basically add money to it online). A general note about Housing is that it is decent. It's cheap, close to campus and the gym is literally 100 feet away. It has its negatives (ie elevator breaks down, housing staff can be frustrating).
Studios
Pretty spacious however are hard to get as the MSTP's (MD/Phd) get first dibs on them. Secondly people who are married tend to also get them. Rent Total $717.23. Note: I am not sure if you can "share" if so the rent per person is the total/2.
One Bedroom
Again pretty spacious, and usually will have a kitchen area. All kitchens have a fridge and stove. MAJOR POINT: Even though on the website and in brochures it says one bedroom these always have two bedrooms. I think a number of years ago they did renovations and basically made a one bedroom apartment a two bedroom apartment by adding in walls. Essentially one bedroom=two bedroom. Rent Total $1,003.09. AGAIN, these are two bedroom apartments so basically take Rent Total/2= Per person rent.
Two Bedroom
Again pretty spacious and usually have a kitchen area. Some kitchen areas are smaller and others are larger. Also, some apartments have a living room. In the particular apartment I live in the kitchen area is smaller and I don't have a living room. The space that would be the living room is combined with another bedroom. Essentially instead of three bedrooms, living room, and a kitchen space it is a huge bedroom, two smaller bedrooms, small kitchen area. I hope that makes sense. Again kitchen comes with a fridge and stove. Rent Total = $1,288.19. AGAIN these have three bedrooms in them so the Rent per person= Rent Total/3.
Penthouse
So basically this is something to aspire to once you get here. The only way you get the penthouse is if you know the people who are moving out and they are willing to pass it on to you. It is on the 28th floor with a really nice view. Other than that I don't know much else. Rent Total = $1,549.40. Most of the time the penthouse has a few people in it, so again the Rent per person = Rent Total/ # of people living in it.
Wow this is a long post but I hope it helps everyone. The last thing is that sometime in the new few months you should be receiving a packet from Housing detailing all of this information and with it you will get two forms. One form is basically telling them about yourself (ie, are you okay with living with someone who smokes, owns a dog, is messy, neat, etc). The other form is a waitlist form, so if you get put in the two bedroom but you want a studio you will be put on that waitlist. Once you get to the top of that waitlist you get a studio. Also, housing is pretty much mixed, meaning that you may get put in an apartment with a PhD student, MS1, MS2, MS3, and MS4. I personally think this is a great thing, cause if you get paired with an MS2, MS3, MS4 its basically free advice in your house.
This is a pretty long post but I wanted to just cover all the bases, if you have any more specific questions, feel free to shoot me a message.
