In addition to the things people have mentioned (and seconding Craigslist (http://boston.craigslist.com)), there's a web page that Tufts has...let me look for it...ah, here (http://ase.tufts.edu/och/Listings/Listing_form_ApartmentsforRent.htm). And there are listings at the Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com). And you can use this community or related ones to look for roommates.
I see in your user info that you're from DC, so here are a few basic facts about area housing that you may or may not know...
1) It's expensive. If you find something for $500/month plus utilities near Tufts, you're lucky. (All rents are quoted not including utilities.)
2) You need a roommate. I mean, unless you want to pay $800/month or more. Studios/1BRs are tremendously expensive.
3) There is a lot of public transportation and it is very useful, but it's hard to tell which apartments are convenient to useful transportation and which aren't unless you've lived here for a while. Realtors will not know (they may *say* "this is close to the T" or whatever, but they have no clue what it's like to navigate around here without a car). If you expect to be dependent on public transportation, ask a local about an apartment's location before you say yes to it.
4) The market moves very fast. It may be only a day or two between hearing about your apartment and signing a lease on it. It's scary, but that's how it goes. Because of this, I wouldn't freak out too much (maybe some, but not too much) that you don't have your apartment yet. People are only just now signing for August 1 apartments and probably won't sign on their September 1 apartments until July.
5) Speaking of which, practically everything turns over the 1st of the month. And the vast majority of apartments turn over in August or September, especially September, so there's a lot on the market. If you were looking for a mid-month date, try pushing it back or forward to the 1st of whichever month is more convenient and you will have many more options.
6) If you haven't, ask your department secretary about housing leads and about other grad students who are looking for roommates. Often they know these things. Chances are there are other incoming students in your department in the same situation, or current grads who need to find a roommate.
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Date: 2004-06-18 09:46 am (UTC)I see in your user info that you're from DC, so here are a few basic facts about area housing that you may or may not know...
1) It's expensive. If you find something for $500/month plus utilities near Tufts, you're lucky. (All rents are quoted not including utilities.)
2) You need a roommate. I mean, unless you want to pay $800/month or more. Studios/1BRs are tremendously expensive.
3) There is a lot of public transportation and it is very useful, but it's hard to tell which apartments are convenient to useful transportation and which aren't unless you've lived here for a while. Realtors will not know (they may *say* "this is close to the T" or whatever, but they have no clue what it's like to navigate around here without a car). If you expect to be dependent on public transportation, ask a local about an apartment's location before you say yes to it.
4) The market moves very fast. It may be only a day or two between hearing about your apartment and signing a lease on it. It's scary, but that's how it goes. Because of this, I wouldn't freak out too much (maybe some, but not too much) that you don't have your apartment yet. People are only just now signing for August 1 apartments and probably won't sign on their September 1 apartments until July.
5) Speaking of which, practically everything turns over the 1st of the month. And the vast majority of apartments turn over in August or September, especially September, so there's a lot on the market. If you were looking for a mid-month date, try pushing it back or forward to the 1st of whichever month is more convenient and you will have many more options.
6) If you haven't, ask your department secretary about housing leads and about other grad students who are looking for roommates. Often they know these things. Chances are there are other incoming students in your department in the same situation, or current grads who need to find a roommate.