i'm trying to find a place to live right now. i've tried to call many apartment managers, but have had to leave messages at most. they have yet to return my call.
i'm thinking about renting a small house about 15 minutes out of town, but i don't know if i want to be that far away. however, the closer apartments are very expensive (>500/month for an efficiency).
i don't know if i want to have a roommate or not. certainly, i could afford a nicer place if i was sharing expenses. but i don't know any of my future classmates, and choosing someone from a roommate list can be a gamble. i get along well with most people, but i've had some roommate problems in the past.
if anyone finds some good apartment deals, perhaps you could list them here. as soon as i hear back from the landlords, i'll try to post some info. one current student at OUCOM told me he and some of his classmates are very happy at carriage hill apartments. i stayed in an efficiency apartment there, and it was big enough to be comfortably livable. still, it was 550 a month including water, trash, and cable internet. maybe that's a good deal to be had by athen's standards, i don't know