<p>Son has possibility of summer internship in LA. I am concerned about housing for 2-3 months. I know he could check craigslist.com for sublets but I wonder if any universities/colleges offer housing such as NYU, FIT, etc do in NYC. Thanks for your suggesions.</p>
<p>PS He’s not exactly sure where in LA area this company is located.</p>
<p>Without knowing where in LA it is going to be difficult to offer advice/help. When you know the address or area post again and I’m sure you will find lots of parents from that area who can help.</p>
<p>Son thinks company might be near Burbank. He will have use of a car for commuting although I know that distances/traffic in LA can be horrendous.</p>
<p>Occidental will be the nearest college, but I’ve no idea if they offer summer housing. If the company has regular summer interns, their HR people may be able to offer some suggestions. Caltech is further to the east, and with traffic isn’t probably worth it.</p>
<p>I used to work in Burbank, and I lived in Valencia, north of Burbank. It was a surprisingly good commute, about 20 minutes each way on the 5. Only rarely was there bad traffic.</p>
<p>CalArts is also in Valencia. I’d be willing to wager that a lot of CalArts students are going to be missing roommates for the summer and are looking for people to chip in on rent. My college roommate is doing some graduate work at CalArts, so if you’d like for me to have her keep an eye out for things on bulletin boards, I can e-mail her about that.</p>
<p>Ditto for Art Center students (Pasadena) I will be there on Thursday and will keep my eye open for offers to sublet.</p>
<p>Craigslist is really the best resource to find housing for summer sublets. My kids have both done it for moves to various parts of the country - it generally has been smooth & easy transactions.</p>
<p>There should be lots of summer sublets available in the UCLA area (Westwood). It seems that this would be a desirable area for an intern to stay where they’d be adjacent to a major university, in a relatively safe and upscale area (Westwood) with things to do within walking distance, and in an area where there are lots of other people in his age group living near him. If he chooses to stay in Westwood and some other areas though, make sure he checks first to make sure he has a parking space for his car.</p>
<p>The commute from Westwood to Burbank (though it looks ok on a map) can be VERY tough.</p>
<p>Agree with you musicamusica about Southern California and maps. When someone asks how far a town is from us, the answer is always in minutes!</p>
<p>Westwood to Burbank…I wouldn’t want to do that.</p>
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Yeah - it doesn’t look bad on the map but I haven’t done it so I don’t know where the traffic is heaviest. In some areas 10 miles takes 15 minutes and in others an hour - especially in the LA area during commute time. The OP should follow your advice on this point.</p>
<p>To get an idea of traffic conditions one can spot check the following website during normal commute hours a few times between their proposed destinations -
[Sigalert.com</a> - Los Angeles & Orange County Traffic Report](<a href=“Sigalert”>Sigalert)</p>
<p>My DS left Jan. 1 to drive from the midwest to LA for an 11-week internship. He is renting a bedroom in a house owned by a 60-year old gentleman. He found it on craigslist, and so far, it has worked out great. </p>
<p>The is my DS’s sixth and final internship. For the first couple, I really sweated about him finding a place to live. For this one, he finalized the arrangement on the morning that he left to drive to LA. For his last one in Brussels, Belgium, he finalized his housing about an hour before we left to take him to the airport (ok, I was sweating that one a bit!).</p>
<p>If there is a university near where he will be working, living in student housing or a fraternity house might be an option for the summer.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>In the Burbank area there are Oakwood apartments. Lots of kids (and parents) stay there for pilot season. Burbank is in the valley, east end, so it really isn’t near any universities. The Sherman Oaks/Studio City area has its young “trendy” areas. (It used to be very suburban family only), so that might be an option. Westwood and Brentwood are great for young people, but a fair commute, although you are going against traffic.</p>