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Old 06-29-2009, 09:27 PM   #1
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Copeley Apartments...

Hi, I'm a transfer student and was wondering what is it like to live in Copeley? Should I try to get a room closer to the grounds?
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Old 06-29-2009, 10:27 PM   #2
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It is very far away and you have to take a bus to get to central grounds. I would aim for Gooch/Dillard as that at least could be walkable sometimes, or an off grounds apartment if you're going to live as far away as Copeley.
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Old 06-29-2009, 10:34 PM   #3
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Yikes, an off campus apartment would be too costly for someone like me. What is near Copeley?
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Old 06-29-2009, 10:39 PM   #4
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Law school/Darden, John Paul Jones Arena, the baseball field...Harris Teeter...lol. Yeah, I think I'd estimate that is possibly closer than Central Grounds, or at least very close!
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Old 06-29-2009, 11:56 PM   #5
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Well at least I can get groceries...lol.
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Old 06-30-2009, 12:26 AM   #6
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Copeley is more expensive than a lot of apartments off grounds, unless you have a housing stipend. UVA official Housing in general is way more expensive.
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Old 06-30-2009, 12:35 AM   #7
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Do a lot of outside housing include utilities? I do qualify for AccessUVa.
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Old 06-30-2009, 12:40 PM   #8
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Even with utilities the price is cheaper. I have a friend who was finding things in the $375/mo range last time I checked (I was shocked!). They're just as far as Copeley (in the opposite direction) and they're not the Grand Marc but you're paying less. I also have grad student friends and one of them this year told me he was paying $325/mo for his apartment.
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Old 06-30-2009, 01:30 PM   #9
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I'm paying $325 (+utilities) for my apartment on Rugby. Further down JPA might be a good bet for slightly cheaper apartments.
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Old 06-30-2009, 05:13 PM   #10
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canuck01, do you guys do during the year to pay the rent?
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Old 06-30-2009, 05:44 PM   #11
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*What, do you guys.....(sorry for the mistake)
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Old 07-01-2009, 02:34 AM   #12
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Our landlord (MSC) will accept multiple checks so long as the total adds up to the monthly rent, so we (each of the 4 roommates) submit a check worth 1/4 of the monthly rent.
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Old 07-01-2009, 03:51 PM   #13
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Yikes, an off campus apartment would be too costly for someone like me.
I'm renting a huge master bedroom on JPA in a luxury apartment (I didn't know when I responded to the posting -- I was actually looking for the cheapest price possible lol) for 350 -- utilities included.

Off-grounds housing that isn't a residential college (like the IRC, Brown, special language housing, etc.) really isn't worth it. You're really paying for the swipe card convenience or whatever it is...

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Old 07-06-2009, 11:11 PM   #14
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Is it to late to try to get into a residential college?
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there might be open rooms at irc or hereford but brown is particular about not letting anyone in who didn't make the application deadline (or has been in past years).
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