hey guys,
I just put in my application, but have friends in the area who gave me some housing insight.
Fist check out craigslist.org for wash,dc to find housing in Georgetown. It is expensive and best to rent a house with some friends. Lots of people live in Rosslyn. The bus ride is not as bad as some people make it out to be (I tried it out when I was visiting) and the rent in apartments there is much more affordable (and the apartments looked nicer than the smelly old houses). Plus it is more convenient to Metro and grocery store. If end up going, I am going to live in Rosslyn.