Rainalai

I'm thinking of staying in Boston to do a UROP over the summer, and I was just wondering about summer housing options. I heard from a couple of people that staying in a dorm probably isn't the best choice price-wise and logistics-wise (I live in Baker), but I'm also not sure which of the FSILGs to choose if I were to stay in one of those. Are there other housing options, or legit places where people place ads for apartments/roomate ads? Thanks very much in advance!

pebbles

Why not? Unless the idea of moving twice in 3 months is appealing to you, staying right where you are is probably the best option. Summer period is shorter than term, so housing is cheaper accordingly. Apartments in this area that are competitively priced are NOT easy to find, and the search takes a lot more time than you have probably before your UROP starts, and a lot more devotion than most people are willing to put in during term. I was kicked out of my room last summer for abating, and I moved into another dorm on campus and though it was fun to live somewhere new, it was so stressful moving all my things back and forth, and I don't think I would have been able to do it without my parents living so close and driving up to help me.

Think about it. And if you still want to go, try craigslist for sublets, and FSILGs have summer policies that you should read up on.

thekidhere

I've lived in FSILGs for 2 summers and plan to do it again. It's really fun and pretty cheap. Try to find one that you have some friends in if you can.

PiperXP

It seems aside from on-campus housing, most people live at FSILGs. I've never heard of someone getting an apartment for the summer. I think it would be fun to live at an FSILG, but only if you already knew the people there.