<p>Exactly as exultationasy said, student life evolves around the House communities on campus. You’re going to miss the essence of the residential college system by moving off to live on your own (which is something that is so rarely done by anyone). Also, everything in Boston/Cambridge seems terrible expensive to me, and I very much doubt you’ll find somewhere so near that’s not affiliated with Harvard and not costing too much.</p>
<p>Try visiting the school some time. Though you’ll get a tourist’s view, it’ll give you a better sense of the physical environment.</p>