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Finding a Place to Live
Finding a Place to Live
Posté le 24.01.2008 par welcome2usa
Students in America have several options. If possible, try to plan your accommodations at least three months
in advance. Options include:
Dormitories (residence halls)—Dormitories are usually located on or very near the campus, making it easy for
you to walk to classes. Meals and sometimes cleaning and linen services are provided. The large number of
people living in the dormitories and frequent planned activities make it easy to meet new friends. However,
dormitories tend to be crowded and noisy, making it difficult to study and find privacy.
Family housing—Some campuses provide housing for married students and their families at a low cost.
Fraternity/Sorority houses—Some fraternities and sororities own large houses where many of their members
live together. You must be a member of the fraternity or sorority to live there.
Apartments—Apartments may be located in another person’s home or together in a series of similar rental
units. Some large apartment complexes (groups of apartment buildings) have features such as laundry
machines, parking, tennis courts, group meeting areas, and swimming pools.
Apartments often have one, two, or three bedrooms and one or two bathrooms, in addition to a kitchen and
living room.
“Efficiency” or “studio” apartments provide an inexpensive alternative if you want to live by yourself. They
are usually small, with living and sleeping areas combined into one room.
Apartments located near campus tend to cost more to rent than apartments farther from campus. Apartment
management will limit the number of people permitted to live in
each apartment.
Houses—Houses are usually expensive to rent unless you share expenses with three or four other people.
Also, the cost of utilities (heat, electricity, water, and garbage removal) will usually be higher in a house, and
you may be expected to care for the lawn or yard as well. As with apartments, houses closer to campus cost
more, and the number of people permitted to live in them may be limited.
How do I find housing?
For information on dormitories and family housing, contact the international student office or campus
housing agency.
For information on fraternity and sorority houses, contact the fraternity or sorority in which you are interested
or the campus Hellenic (Greek) office, which will have information on all fraternities and sororities.
You may want to find a roommate with whom you can share expenses in an apartment or house, or you may
be interested in renting a room from a family. If so, check bulletin or “notice” boards, or check your school
and city newspapers under the “Roommates” or “Rooms for Rent” sections of the classified ads.
If you are looking for an apartment or house, you might consider the following:
•Check the “For Rent” section in the classified ads in your school and local newspapers.
•Walk or drive through a particular neighborhood or section of town looking for “for rent” or “vacancy”
signs.
•Read an Apartment Shopper’s Guide or other publications that provide information on properties for rent.
These guides can be found in convenience and grocery stores in larger cities.
•Use an apartment referral agency that will help you find housing without any fee for its services. (For a
listing of these agencies in your city, look under “Apartment Finding & Rental Service” in your telephone
book’s “yellow pages.”)
What issues should I discuss with a potential roommate?
Before you move in with a friend, another student, or a family, you should discuss the following:
•How much rent and utilities will each person pay?
•What household chores will each person do?
•Will you purchase food and cook together or separately?
•What hours are you allowed to have guests or play the television or stereo loudly?
•What rules regarding drinking alcohol and smoking will you have in the home?
•Will you share a telephone or purchase separate telephones and services?
•How much advance notice should each individual give before moving out?
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