<p>Hi, I'm a transfer student and was wondering what is it like to live in Copeley? Should I try to get a room closer to the grounds?</p>
<p>It is very far away and you have to take a bus to get to central grounds. I would aim for Gooch/Dillard as that at least could be walkable sometimes, or an off grounds apartment if you’re going to live as far away as Copeley.</p>
<p>Yikes, an off campus apartment would be too costly for someone like me. What is near Copeley?</p>
<p>Law school/Darden, John Paul Jones Arena, the baseball field…Harris Teeter…lol. Yeah, I think I’d estimate that is possibly closer than Central Grounds, or at least very close!</p>
<p>Well at least I can get groceries…lol.</p>
<p>Copeley is more expensive than a lot of apartments off grounds, unless you have a housing stipend. UVA official Housing in general is way more expensive.</p>
<p>Do a lot of outside housing include utilities? I do qualify for AccessUVa.</p>
<p>Even with utilities the price is cheaper. I have a friend who was finding things in the $375/mo range last time I checked (I was shocked!). They’re just as far as Copeley (in the opposite direction) and they’re not the Grand Marc but you’re paying less. I also have grad student friends and one of them this year told me he was paying $325/mo for his apartment.</p>
<p>I’m paying $325 (+utilities) for my apartment on Rugby. Further down JPA might be a good bet for slightly cheaper apartments.</p>
<p>canuck01, do you guys do during the year to pay the rent?</p>
<p>*What, do you guys…(sorry for the mistake)</p>
<p>Our landlord (MSC) will accept multiple checks so long as the total adds up to the monthly rent, so we (each of the 4 roommates) submit a check worth 1/4 of the monthly rent.</p>
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<p>I’m renting a huge master bedroom on JPA in a luxury apartment (I didn’t know when I responded to the posting – I was actually looking for the cheapest price possible lol) for 350 – utilities included. </p>
<p>Off-grounds housing that isn’t a residential college (like the IRC, Brown, special language housing, etc.) really isn’t worth it. You’re really paying for the swipe card convenience or whatever it is…</p>
<p>Is it to late to try to get into a residential college?</p>
<p>there might be open rooms at irc or hereford but brown is particular about not letting anyone in who didn’t make the application deadline (or has been in past years).</p>