<p>Hayyy, so I missed the rooming application deadline. How screwed am I?</p>
<p>Ya, I sent mine in last week as well. I had been waiting and waiting to hear back from FA (I got an extension) and didn't think to fill out an app until I knew if I would go or not.</p>
<p>Go to craigslist or uloop and find a sublet or an extra room someone's renting in a house off-campus (lots open up when people study abroad but have already signed leases, though there might not be many listed yet).</p>
<p>Really, consider yourself lucky -- I lived on campus for the first semester of my sophomore year, and I almost immediately realized that it was one semester too long. Living off-campus is much more fun (provided you find sane, kind roommates, but that's really easy as long as you visit your apartment before you sublet/lease).</p>
<p>eatthecows- are you an incoming freshman?</p>
<p>Alternatively, apply to the program houses. Some people don't like the concept, but I was in Holland International Living Center (HILC, or Low Rise 8 on North Campus) and that was an amazing fun year for me because the hall director had great events for the dorm and by the end of the year it was such a tight knit community. I know for sure that they have a lot of space available still for next year. Email Windi Sasaki; she's usually quite understanding about missed housing app deadlines. </p>
<p>Off campus living is great-- provided that you already have a group of friends from the time when you lived on campus.</p>
<p>is a car necessary if you live off campus ?</p>
<p>No. But it's a nice luxury to have, particularly when you are a junior/senior.</p>
<p>"is a car necessary if you live off campus ?"</p>
<p>parking is such a hassle though.</p>
<p>^and expensive</p>