<p>Hey i got accepted in CU-Boulder but I am still not sure if i want to go there(want to hear back from other Colleges in March and see Financial Aid)? But when is a good time to say i want to enroll so i can get good housing? like a reasonable date since obviously now is the best answer.</p>
<p>Most people request Main Campus housing, and since there are rolling admissions, you may already be too late to get that. </p>
<p>My D is a freshman and is at Williams Village (she didn't send in her acceptance until mid to late March, although she did request housing earlier and put down a small deposit, I think $150). It's about 15 minutes walking and 5 minutes riding the bus from Main Campus. She's really liked it there. The Williams Village dorm rooms are nicer than the Main Campus ones.</p>
<p>Either way, if you accept your admission, you're guaranteed first-year housing.</p>
<p>Good luck in your decision and congrats on your acceptance.</p>
<p>thanks! so does the Williams Village housing isolate you from the rest of the University or is it just a long walk because i can deal with the longer walk?</p>
<p>No, you're not isolated from the rest of the University. I think a little less than 1/3 of all freshman live at Williams Village, so you would be in good company with a lot of your classmates. D still uses all of the amenenties on Main Campus - plays intramural sports at the Rec Center, studies in the Library, etc. </p>
<p>D rides the bus to class (the bus stop is right outside her dorm). The busses run frequently. Additionally, a lot of the kids have bikes and skateboards and use them to get between "WillVil" and Main Campus. D likes it there because she feels like she's coming "home" at the end of the day. She's also pretty close to shopping (groceries, school supplies) as well. She just signed a lease for an off campus apartment for next year. 90% or more of the upperclassment live off campus.</p>
<p>ColoradoMom, How hard is it to find affordable off campus housing? Will your D need a car when she lives off campus?</p>
<p>BG123456, it wasn't difficult because she started early (early February for an August lease). She worked with Boulder Property Management (<a href="http://www.bpmco.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.bpmco.com</a>) and they were very helpful. CU also has a Housing Office that has listings as well. Rents vary from $500-800 pp, not including utilities and internet. Because D acted early, she found a great 2BR apartment just off the bus line and a 10-minute walk to campus (she'll be north of campus just off Pearl). We're calculating that rent, utilities, and internet access will around $600 per month per person. I think that's reasonable considering that room & board on campus is $800 per month. So she won't need her car because she can ride the bus or walk. There's a small grocery store nearby. She plans to get a part-time job on Pearl or at the School of Journalism (she's transferring there in the fall) to help contribute to food and "fun".</p>
<p>Some students make the choice to live in Broomfield; it's a bus ride away but the rents are cheaper.</p>