Housing nearby for non-NOVA students

bookmouse
Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:54:22 +0000

No worries, there is enough dorm space and on-campus student apartment housing for anyone who wants it… I think the only students who have problems getting on-campus housing are those who wait until the last minute to apply. Mason is currently building new dorms and already has about 8,000 students living on campus. I would recommend living on campus because off-campus housing won’t save you much money, and as you mention you wind up with commuting costs (it costs about $500 to park on campus for a year plus you have all the usual car expenses). The Mason dorms are pretty nice, a lot of them are suite style so you only share a bathroom with 1-3 other people. Plus they have these “student apartments” for upperclassmen which are more like living in an apartment than a dorm. As for off-campus, one could rent a room in a house in a nearby neighborhood and walk or bike, or rent a regular apartment and commute by car or bus, but I don’t really see the advantage of doing that.