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[Zara]

What are people doing for housing? Are most of you looking for on campus or off campus and are you planning on trying to find a roommate?

I'm going to live on campus for the first year because i really don't want to deal with trying to get an apartment from japan. I'll probably try to get in either north hall or hastings. Gropius just seems too distracting to me and i really don't like communal bathrooms.

[bluedolphins]

I am planning to live on campus for the same reason (I am in China right now). I am not sure which building yet.

[sayan]

What are people doing for housing? Are most of you looking for on campus or off campus and are you planning on trying to find a roommate?

I'm going to live on campus for the first year because i really don't want to deal with trying to get an apartment from japan. I'll probably try to get in either north hall or hastings. Gropius just seems too distracting to me and i really don't like communal bathrooms.

I thought availability was through a lottery process...?

[englawyer]

What are people doing for housing? Are most of you looking for on campus or off campus and are you planning on trying to find a roommate?

off campus 1BR with my s.o.; found a place in porter sq for $1200/mo, or $600 each which i am pretty happy with.

[Zara]

What are people doing for housing? Are most of you looking for on campus or off campus and are you planning on trying to find a roommate?

I'm going to live on campus for the first year because i really don't want to deal with trying to get an apartment from japan. I'll probably try to get in either north hall or hastings. Gropius just seems too distracting to me and i really don't like communal bathrooms.

I thought availability was through a lottery process...?

it is but you get a number and the number determines when you get to pick where you want to live. so basically you get to choose from whatever is left when it is your turn. At least i'm pretty sure that's how it works.

[APimpNamedSlickback]

are any of you guys able to access the housing application via your email user name and password? i'm not, and i'd certainly like to be included in the on-campus lottery.

[Zara]

are any of you guys able to access the housing application via your email user name and password? i'm not, and i'd certainly like to be included in the on-campus lottery.

i don't think any of us can access it yet and from what I understand, the housing lottery doesn't start until after the seat deposit deadline. Maybe once we pay the deposit we'll have access.

[psychomohel]

Off campus solo for the first year. Don't want any distractions or unpleasant surprises before I settle in.

I'm in the same boat. Was originally hoping to move up with the SO, but that ended. Have people started looking for housing yet or is it too early?

[APimpNamedSlickback]

are any of you guys able to access the housing application via your email user name and password? i'm not, and i'd certainly like to be included in the on-campus lottery.

i don't think any of us can access it yet and from what I understand, the housing lottery doesn't start until after the seat deposit deadline. Maybe once we pay the deposit we'll have access.

is that really true? i am fairly certain that applications open on april 1, while the deposit deadline isnt for another month after that

[psychomohel]

is that really true? i am fairly certain that applications open on april 1, while the deposit deadline isnt for another month after that

I looked at their site a while ago and remember it opening around April 12th.

[Zara]

are any of you guys able to access the housing application via your email user name and password? i'm not, and i'd certainly like to be included in the on-campus lottery.

i don't think any of us can access it yet and from what I understand, the housing lottery doesn't start until after the seat deposit deadline. Maybe once we pay the deposit we'll have access.

is that really true? i am fairly certain that applications open on april 1, while the deposit deadline isnt for another month after that

the housing application is available on April 5th and due on April 26th. the lottery emails go out on may 10th. The room selection rounds are may 11th (#s 1-110) and may 13th (111-220).

here is the link to the information on the site: http://www.law.harvard.edu/current/stud ... dates.html

[APimpNamedSlickback]

are any of you guys able to access the housing application via your email user name and password? i'm not, and i'd certainly like to be included in the on-campus lottery.

i don't think any of us can access it yet and from what I understand, the housing lottery doesn't start until after the seat deposit deadline. Maybe once we pay the deposit we'll have access.

is that really true? i am fairly certain that applications open on april 1, while the deposit deadline isnt for another month after that

the housing application is available on April 5th and due on April 26th. the lottery emails go out on may 10th. The room selection rounds are may 11th (#s 1-110) and may 13th (111-220).

here is the link to the information on the site: http://www.law.harvard.edu/current/stud ... dates.html

yeah, so we have to figure that the applications will be available soon, no?

i am really hoping not to have a terrible gropius hole in the wall room next year

[fingerscrossed88]

i am really hoping not to have a terrible gropius hole in the wall room next year

Me too!! Anything but those 8x10 rooms with communal bathrooms ... I thought about trying to find an off-campus apartment, because I'm tired of having had to move in and out of places every year for the last four years and it would be nice to have an apartment for longer than 9 months, but I think I'd also like to be in Hastings or North and meet some of you all I don't have the slightest idea how to get a roommate, either.

Are any of you looking at the 2BR/1 living room suites in Hastings? If you choose those rooms, do they assign you a roommate or can you enter the housing lottery with another person?

[adameus]

What are people doing for housing? Are most of you looking for on campus or off campus and are you planning on trying to find a roommate?

off campus 1BR with my s.o.; found a place in porter sq for $1200/mo, or $600 each which i am pretty happy with.

how far is that from the school? I need a place for my wife and I, but i would ideally like to be walking distance to Harvard.

[englawyer]

What are people doing for housing? Are most of you looking for on campus or off campus and are you planning on trying to find a roommate?

off campus 1BR with my s.o.; found a place in porter sq for $1200/mo, or $600 each which i am pretty happy with.

how far is that from the school? I need a place for my wife and I, but i would ideally like to be walking distance to Harvard.

its close to the porter square train stop, which is in turn 1 train stop to harvard. directly from the apartment to the school is roughly 1/2 mile i believe?

i would argue that proximity to the T is even more important than proximity to HLS because that way you can easily do other things in cambridge/boston. HLS is of course also close to harvard sq t stop though, its just you will be paying a premium for proximity to harvard sq

[adameus]

What are people doing for housing? Are most of you looking for on campus or off campus and are you planning on trying to find a roommate?

off campus 1BR with my s.o.; found a place in porter sq for $1200/mo, or $600 each which i am pretty happy with.

how far is that from the school? I need a place for my wife and I, but i would ideally like to be walking distance to Harvard.

its close to the porter square train stop, which is in turn 1 train stop to harvard. directly from the apartment to the school is roughly 1/2 mile i believe?

i would argue that proximity to the T is even more important than proximity to HLS because that way you can easily do other things in cambridge/boston. HLS is of course also close to harvard sq t stop though, its just you will be paying a premium for proximity to harvard sq

yeah I heavily relied on the T while I was at the ASW so one stop away is definetely close enough. Do harvard students get free transit?

[dutchstriker]

Hastings has community bathrooms, too...

[englawyer]

yeah I heavily relied on the T while I was at the ASW so one stop away is definetely close enough. Do harvard students get free transit?

i dont think h students get free transit. monthly cost for a t-pass is $59

[APimpNamedSlickback]

Hastings has community bathrooms, too...

really? i could have sworn that wasn't the case during the residential tour at asw.

if that is the case, you may as well live in gropius i think.

[dutchstriker]

Hastings has community bathrooms, too...

really? i could have sworn that wasn't the case during the residential tour at asw.

if that is the case, you may as well live in gropius i think.

I stayed in Hastings when I visited, so at least my "wing" or whatever had community bathrooms. I think they were only shared amongst six or so students each, though.

[s419]

dutchstriker wrote:
Hastings has community bathrooms, too...


really? i could have sworn that wasn't the case during the residential tour at asw.

if that is the case, you may as well live in gropius i think.

Hastings has community bathrooms, too...

really? i could have sworn that wasn't the case during the residential tour at asw.

if that is the case, you may as well live in gropius i think.

Hastings seems to be community bathrooms shared about 2-3 of the apartments (so between 4-6 people). Not ideal, but not quite hall bathrooms like Gropius. I found the bathroom pretty depressing in the unit I was shown, but somewhat limited sharing is a little more promising than hall style bathrooms.

[fingerscrossed88]

Hastings seems to be community bathrooms shared about 2-3 of the apartments (so between 4-6 people). Not ideal, but not quite hall bathrooms like Gropius. I found the bathroom pretty depressing in the unit I was shown, but somewhat limited sharing is a little more promising than hall style bathrooms.

Right, that's what I thought too. I haven't visited yet, so things will obviously crystallize once I see for myself, but my feeling was that that would be better than having to share with, say, 20 people.

[owhlcn]

Off campus solo for the first year. Don't want any distractions or unpleasant surprises before I settle in.

+1

[dutchstriker]

Also, be aware that the showers in Hastings are what I would imagine gas chambers to look like.

[nixxers]

I asked a while ago but no one answered - anyone else here deferring? I am still not 100% decided on harvard but it would be cool if there were others looking at joining the class of 2014