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For anyone looking at housing: I'm local. From what all my friends have said everywhere in the city you are going to be paying about a grand probably more and can't really have a car in most places, but at least you walk everywhere. Fishtown is the place a lot of my working friends are moving but it's pricey.
I've been looking in Manayunk (where most students live) it's a 15 minute drive in the morning to class or you can take the train. And rent runs between 500-700 if you live with people. It's also SUCH a fun place to live and the move in dates I was looking at was May 15th. I'll be looking for roommates so if anyone is interested let me know!
Anyone not getting an email yet: Don't worry. Last year they were replacing spots a week before the start date. Hope you hear good news soon!
Not disagreeing with you since you're local, but in the current post-bacc class, only a handful of people lived in Manayunk (I think around 6 or 7). I'm guessing your friends may have been referring to the dental students? Our living locations were scattered...some lived at home, a handful in Manayunk, a chunk in Center City, a few in East Falls, and some near Temple main campus. I definitely agree that Manayunk is cheaper though! And it's also a great place to hang out for those who live there. Just that our class as a whole rarely ever hung out there. It was mostly in Center City.
But yes, it's about a 15min drive for those who plan to have cars, but will definitely be more inconvenient for those who take public transportation as the regional rail does not have a very frequent schedule. Just a warning, as with any city, parking will be a HUGE pain in the ass if you plan on hanging out in CC with your car. Also, unless you plan on moving your car every few hours for street parking around Temple, a Temple parking permit will cost extra
Also, personal plug, I'm trying to find someone to take over my lease May 1 lol dunno if I'm allowed to post more info on here, but it's a 2bed2bath in a great location with a working apt-mate. PM me if you're interested or just want more info (or someone make a new post-bacc Facebook group and I'll post there)
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