What's the best time to find hosing?

[justinbaily]

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Assuming that someone has been admitted to their first choice, when should they look and sign up for housing? Is it wise to look now, 7-8 months before classes begin, or should you wait until it is closer to the date of matriculation? Could there potentially be more options later in the year, or is it better to get an early jump on getting an apartment?

I plan on getting a one bedroom, btw, so I don't need to worry about finding a roommate.

 

[Depakote]

Assuming that someone has been admitted to their first choice, when should they look and sign up for housing? Is it wise to look now, 7-8 months before classes begin, or should you wait until it is closer to the date of matriculation? Could there potentially be more options later in the year, or is it better to get an early jump on getting an apartment?

I plan on getting a one bedroom, btw, so I don't need to worry about finding a roommate.

I don't think it hurts to start exploring your options early.

I'd start talking to places in the spring and get it nailed down before summer. But it is possible, just not fun, to try to get a place in the last month or two and your options will be limited.

 

[schrizto]

Lol the typo in the title made it so confusing.

 

[silverhorse84]

I don't think it hurts to start exploring your options early.

I'd start talking to places in the spring and get it nailed down before summer. But it is possible, just not fun, to try to get a place in the last month or two and your options will be limited.

That kind of depends on the location. Where I live, most of the downtown apartments only require their tenants to give a 1 month notice of leaving, so sometimes there isn't an opening until a month before you want to move in.

It doesn't hurt to start looking now - start asking the places you're interested in about when you should apply (telling them when you want to move it). Then you'll get a better idea of how it works in the location you'll be living

 

[msdr2014]

completely depends where the med school is. in my area, students (undergrad and current grad students) sign their leases for the next year in Sept/Oct the year before- so incoming grad students have way fewer (read: more expensive and further away) options usually- in which case, the earlier you jump on it the better. but i know where my boyfriend goes to med school you can find a lease pretty much whenever you want and there's no real reason to do it earlier than spring. ask current students what is standard for that area

 

[FloatOn]

It wouldn't hurt to start early. You could check out location, pricing, etc. If you're ahead of the housing game, you have a lot more options to choose from than someone who is scrambling at the last minute. Maybe talk to some current med students to see where some good, student-friendly places are to live.