apartments near the university

handemom
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:44:25 +0000

My D goes to art school in Boston and almost everyone moves off after Freshman year. The good part is, she’s now been in the same apartment 2 years in a row, so we didn’t have to bring back and forth a year’s worth of stuff. She just left what she didn’t need there over the summer. One of her roommates stayed there for the summer so the place was lived in, and she ended up going back early to got a headstart in job hunting.

Her apartment came unfurninshed. Her roommates had things from home for the common areas. We bought her a new bed, and some basics at a thrift shop. We got a chest of drawers and a desk for next to nothing. ALso, when the leases turn over (which in Boston is 9/1) it is not uncommon for students to put furniture they no longer need out for trash pickup, so the kids walk around around and actually find furniture that way (and it’s free). My D found a bookcase, chair and night table that way. I don’t know if it’s similar near the UDel campus.

We also found an apartment + food to be a cheaper than the dorms + mealplan.