Housing-related question!

[Dentistry's lover]

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Hi Guys,

I will be applying to dental schools this upcoming June. One of the things that I am concerned about is the housing.
Here is my background:
Currently I am working full time in bay area with $15/hr wage, while having my bachelor in biology. I have been able to rent a room for 1400.00 so that I can house myself and a disable family member (the family member does not receive any social aid rather than food stamp and medical because her disorder is not considered as disability. ) I have nobody that can support me financially (no parents, boyfriend, husband, or other family members.)
- In some states, the rents are much cheaper. I was hoping to rent a studio or 1bd apartment but I am not sure if I can rent a room in a different state without having job in that state, (mainly 2-3 consistent paycheck in that state). I know sometimes if you have x-amount of money (ex: 10,000) in your bank account, some apartments will let u to rent the rooms. AM I RIGHT?
I was wondering if I get accepted into dental schools, what are some ways that I prep for housing situation:
- I KNOW there are some university that have family housing programs but not sure how it works (should I be in waitlist, how readily they have availability?)
- I can rent rooms from other people again, but most people would not like to rent place to two poeple, especially when one has to stay home most of the day bc of her disease condition. So, I am looking for better options.

Can you guys help me to brain storm better and come up with other options? Am I missing anything grand? Do I sound realistic?

 

[Incis0r]

Several schools offer student housing at affordable rates! Maryland is one example.

 

[fogorvostan]

When you go to look for housing, most places will ask for proof of income. In this case, you will just submit proof of your student loans. Assuming you'll be looking for housing relatively close to your dental school, they will all be familiar with regards to working with students and having them as tenants, so it shouldn't be something to stress over.

As for university housing, it's going to depend on the school that you go to. My school does have housing, but a few of the other ones I interviewed at do not. Regardless of the school that you choose, getting advice on housing from people who already students will be a great way to find somewhere nice to live and to get an idea of what it will cost.

It's always hard to determine what kind of housing you will want to have when moving to a new city because you aren't used to the living expenses. What I did to help gain an idea was to take my total student loan, subtract out things like tuition, fees, etc and then divide what was remaining by 12months. That gave me a rough idea of the amount of money that I will have to cover all of my living expenses per month. Lastly, my parents moved us around a lot when I was a child and one thing that I learned from that was to always over budget the first year you are living in a new city. You can always come back and readjust your budget a couple of months in.