Housing for the study abroad year

<p>Need some insight from any experienced Elon parents. My son is planning on studying abroad in the fall. I am just a little concerned about him finding housing for the following spring semester.
He was considering renting an apartment in the fall with another student and sublet to students studying abroad in the spring . But this seemed like a hastle since the apartments are unfurnished and we live super far away. The school is advising him not to do this but just wait until the fall and apply for spring housing then. (Its an honor code violation to apply for housing if you are planning to be away for the semester.)
I know most students move off campus junior and senior year but he was hoping to stay close to campus if possible since he does not have a car.<br>
Anyone have experience with this?</p>

<p>My son is also planning on studying abroad fall semester. He has arranged to sublet from a senior from his fraternity that is graduating early, which I understand many senior do at Elon. He started looking for options a few months ago. We also live a distance away and the apartment is unfurnished. We plan on getting him a dresser from IKEA and a mattress when he gets down there. You might also want to check the want ads on the Elon website as sublets and lots of furniture listings are often posted there. If your son is not so ‘picky’ for to a roommate as my son is, he should have some luck! I think Res Life should do something more to help students who study abroad with housing!</p>

<p>According to my D, a lot of graduating seniors sell their furniture cheap. Often they will sell it to the next person renting their house or apartment. My D is hoping to purchase a bed that is in the apartment she is renting next year (two of her sorority sisters currently live there, so she knows the girl she’d be buying it from).</p>

<p>One of D’s friends was sharing a house with 2 other people, and she and her parents decided to pay her rent for the semester she was abroad and leave her room empty. That’s an expensive way to do it, but it was easy because she just left all her stuff there and locked the door. Some off-campus houses want 2 year leases, I think her house was one of them. She figured it was worth the extra semester’s rent to be in this nice house near campus for 3 semesters.</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback. I’ll let you know how it works out for him.</p>