How is Zaragon Place

beechw00d
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:19:40 +0000

As they say, location, location, location. There is a reason my son is not at Zaragon this year ($'s !) but I think it is a viable alternative if you have the money and it fits your needs. I found it difficult/impossible to find anything near central campus for $500 a bedroom. The utilities at Zaragon were tiny compared to those of those drafty single pane windowed student ghettos I have lived in. When I was at Michigan I lived several miles off campus (7th/Huron on West side and Packard/Platt on the east side) for three years so I understand the pros and cons of living farther away.

I also happen to think A2 has market based housing. All the new high rises are going up yet I don’t see a glut of available housing. I liked Zaragon (yes it was expensive).

In the big picture of cost spending another $5k on housing is dwarfed by what could have been other potential costs like OOS tuition or a private school.

Could you find something cheaper? Absolutely, but I would not call the high rises ripoffs.