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Off-Campus Housing

Quick Stats

Undergrads Living Off Campus 35%
Average Off-Campus Room & Board $11,848

Best Time to Look for a Place

Get yourself organized around February to ensure a spot in a nice place.

Popular Areas
  • Allston/Brighton
  • Boston
  • Brookline
  • Cambridge
Average Rents
  • 1 BR: $1,100
  • 2 BR: $1,500
  • 4 BR: $2,800
  • Studio: $950

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The consensus is that campus life is a benefit to your social life freshman year, but after that, it is time to move out. If freedom is an issue, and you intend to have off-campus visitors for overnight stays, then the visitor policies on campus can be really stifling. Also, partying is notoriously difficult in on-campus living, so if you are looking for privacy, off-campus housing is the only way to go. The discipline for “improper behavior” in on-campus housing, such as neglecting to set up a visitor request three days in advance, typically depends on the RAs, and brownstones are significantly less strictly upheld than the larger dorms. Specialty housing also includes its own specific restrictions concerning residents and guests.

Moving off campus is a completely different lifestyle (read: freedom). But if money is tight or you are supporting yourself, off-campus living is extremely expensive. Rent runs around $700 per month for a room. If you have the means, however, it is well worth it and really easy to find. There tends to be a moving explosion all over Boston on August 31st and September 1st, since that is when all of the leases turn over. If it is at all possible, try to move your stuff the day before the chaos begins.

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Off-Campus Housing at Boston University

cherice10

'14

Public Relations

3.1
B-

Expensive...But Cheaper Than Dorming

Boston University Off-Campus Services provide updated lists of apartments and sublets in and around Boston free of charge. You can also post your own apartment for rent. Along with the postings are details about tenant rights and responsibilities, neighborhood descriptions, explanations of rental terms, advice before signing a lease, and other helpful resources. Boston is an expensive city so unless you have a lot of savings and/or help from the parents expect to pay a lot in rent. That being said, it can be cheaper than dorming, up to thousands cheaper if you find the right place. There are lots of cool, hip neighborhoods to find an apartment around BU, so even though you're not on campus, you may be immersed into another fun culture.

Jan 10, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Boston University

klm1114

'14

Advertising

2.7
C+

Allston

Most off-campus BU kids that I know don't live in Boston. They have apartments in Allston. Certain parts of Allston are havens for college kids, but in general it's not a place you want to get lost in at night, because it can get pretty shady when the sun goes down. Brookline is closer to campus for the most part, and is surprisingly suburban, but very, very expensive. (There are some really, really nice houses and actual grass and trees in Brookline, just blocks away from BU... it's very strange.) Both Allston and Brookline are easily reached by the T. Apartments don't come cheap.

Dec 03, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Boston University

dusty4me

'12

Marine Biology and Oceanography

2.7
C+

Access

due to all the colleges in the area it is competitive to get in the door and expensive to stay

Oct 25, 2011

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For Assistance ContactWhat's This?

Off-Campus Services
(617) 353-3555
www.bu.edu/orientation/offcampus/

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