Housing while on waitlist

[bufer1]

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this is the predicament: ive been accepted to Buffalo but still on 6 waitlists for places i'd rather go (syracuse, michigan, mt sinai, nyu, cornell, northwestern)

how are people in this situation handling housing plans? should i suck it up and sign a lease in buffalo? most apartments up there require a 12-month lease contract. im also concerned that if i dont secure an apartment soon ill be homeless next year! others here must have this same dilemma- what to do??/

 

[jlee9531]

i am in that dilemma as i am accepted to davis and listed at la.

luckily at la they have guaranteed graduating apts for all the new medical students so if i get off the waitlist i wont have to worry too much about housing.

however at davis, this is not the case. i think i am gonna set up a personal deadline and if i dont hear from LA by that certain date, go hard looking for a place or for someone that is looking for a roommate.

 

[ForensicPath]

You can always sign a lease and then subsequently break it and just suck up whatever penalty there is. The ability to find an apartment on short notice depends on your area. Philadelphia seems to have apartments that would be available June 1st (as of now), which seems like short notice to me. You can even try to find someone who is willing to sublet until you find a permanent place. Try http://www.craigslist.org. They have good apartment listings to give you an idea of what is available.

For me, I am lucky. I am accepted at Drexel and waitlisted at Jefferson. The problem is that both are in different areas of philadelphia. What I am currently trying to do is find an apartment that is centrally located so that I can wait til the bitter end for jefferson. If I want, I can then move closer to either campus for the second year. However, I think I like the idea of being somewhat removed from the campus so I don't feel like I am there ALL the time.

 

[czarbasch]

Do you want to switch acceptances. I got into Upstate in Syracuse and waitlisted at UB, which is where I want to go.

Finding housing in Buffalo is not that big of a problem. I would just hold off on signing the lease. There are always apartments open, however waiting towards the end of the summer could mean you might not have as many places to pick from. But you should have no problem finding something and it will still be cheap because it?s Buffalo. I suggest you just hold off for one or two more months and then decide on a place.

 

[bunx]

Hi-

When does school start? I wouldn't panic too much. In every city I've lived in there are *always* apartments that are vacant or people looking for roommates. Breaking a lease can be very dangerous since you may be stuck with a year's worth of rent on a place you aren't living or worse case it can give you bad credit.

I've lived all over and in many places that had very low vacancy rates. You will be fine. Don't panic. I would start looking for a place about a month before school starts, but you can definitely get away with finding something in less time than that.

Good luck!

 

[ForensicPath]

Hi-

Breaking a lease can be very dangerous since you may be stuck with a year's worth of rent on a place you aren't living or worse case it can give you bad credit.

Is that so? When I was looking at apartments last year, the only penalty was losing the security deposit, which was a couple hundred bucks. I forgot about the whole bad credit though, and you don't want that.

 

[hmno82]

Go to this website: www.kendev.com
I used to live at the Sheridan Residence and you can sing a lease for how ever long you want to be there. The price is higher for a shorter stay, and it's not the most asthetic place to live, but it could work for you if you're in a jam. If you get to August and you haven't gotten into the other places then you can sign a lease for a month or two. There are tons of other places in Buffalo to live, so don't worry. This place, or one of their other developments, could allow you some time to find a better place to live without the risk of having to break a lease. It's safe and about 10 minutes from campus.

 

[PMED99]

I was able to find a place that will allow me to pay 50 bucks extra to be able to leave at anytime over the summer. Different places work with you. They seem to have intense trust with med students.