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Those of you in med school or elsewhere living on your own. What makes the extra $250-300 worthit to have your own place?
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Alone or Roommate: MS1?
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I think the answer to this is rather obvious.
Most people, when moving for school, find roommates either among their class or on Craiglist or whatever, but it's still committing to live with a complete stranger. You have no idea your compatibility with things like neatness, noise level, etc, and have to deal with that in the middle of the huge stress of adjusting to first year. Some people have the personality to deal with this far better than others, and it takes a lot to make a roommate situation feel stressful (some people also simply don't like living alone). Other people have a much lower tolerance and roommate issues can be a major drain on their energy.
Whether it's financially worth it is up to you and where you live. Where I am, the difference between a roommate and not is several hundred dollars a month. Many single-occupant apartments are quite literally out of financial reach considering the very limited income. Granted, many of our students have financial help from their parents and can afford pricier housing, but if you're on loans alone in a high COL area, you have to make some hard calls.
Most people, when moving for school, find roommates either among their class or on Craiglist or whatever, but it's still committing to live with a complete stranger. You have no idea your compatibility with things like neatness, noise level, etc, and have to deal with that in the middle of the huge stress of adjusting to first year. Some people have the personality to deal with this far better than others, and it takes a lot to make a roommate situation feel stressful (some people also simply don't like living alone). Other people have a much lower tolerance and roommate issues can be a major drain on their energy.
Whether it's financially worth it is up to you and where you live. Where I am, the difference between a roommate and not is several hundred dollars a month. Many single-occupant apartments are quite literally out of financial reach considering the very limited income. Granted, many of our students have financial help from their parents and can afford pricier housing, but if you're on loans alone in a high COL area, you have to make some hard calls.
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