Where can you stay on your away rotations?

[celkon]

Just curious where people stay on their away rotations? I want to do one in Dallas and Atlanta. Can you rent places for just a month?

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[Pipers]

It depends on what your finances are like. My school does not give us anything money-wise (loans, grants, etc) for away rotations. I have to figure out how to pay for transportation, rent, food, etc on my own. I could take out a private loan but that seems a bit overboard. I'm only going where I have free housing.

 

[username456789]

www.rotatingroom.com

 

[RenegadeSynapse]

I used craigs list and padmapper.com to find a place to sublet. I had never been to San Francisco before, and didn't know the city, so padmapper was nice to check out which areas were higher crime rates, etc.

 

[RangerBob]

Often the school you're rotating at can provide a list of places to rent if you ask. For my first away they provided the list and I rented a room in someone's house. For my second rotation I didn't know to ask for a list (which they apparently had but didn't provide), and I found a room to rent from a professor on Craigslist. It worked out great, but my commute was longer than the other visiting student who asked for a list of available housing.

 

[Aphtalyfe]

www.rotatingroom.com

I used rotating room as well. Highly recommend it.

 

[Sheldor]

I used craigs list and padmapper.com to find a place to sublet. I had never been to San Francisco before, and didn't know the city, so padmapper was nice to check out which areas were higher crime rates, etc.

This is what I did as well, worked like a charm. Many sublets are furnished so work out perfectly.

 

[p30doc]

I stayed at an extended stay hotel, some places more reasonably priced than others. Sometimes the hospital will have special rates with local places. It was nice having a kitchen and maid service.

 

[Trogghunter]

There are some couch surfing websites if you're adventurous. You need to build up credibility on Facebook for it though

 

[cabinbuilder]

Many times the location you are rotating at will have a list of residents or other staff who will rent out a room to you. I would ask the rotations office first. That's what I did when I rotated in Albuquerque. I stay with a resident in one of their extra bedrooms. Had my own bath and shared a kitchen.