Summer housing (+ parking + gym)

mathandcs
Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:18:06 +0000

I’m considering taking a class or 2 this summer. Any tips on finding a place to stay? It’s for 8 weeks. There’s apparently the option for a single housing unit for $4107 for that time on the university, pending availability anyway. Are university housing options a dump? Quiet, loud?

Am I better off trying to find some sort of sublet on Craigslist or just finding a decent monthly rate somewhere on Airbnb? Looks like there are some rooms on there that run around $1500/month.

A couple of other related questions:

(1) Is parking on campus going to be impossible in the middle of the day? (Can one get a permit for a couple months as a visiting student, or do you have to hope for an available spot and pay each time?)

(2) Is access to the university fitness center included in student fees? And does the gym get crazy busy in the summer? Or would I be better off looking for an off-campus gym?