Off campus housing

<p>Friend's daughter is currently at Tech and is looking to move off campus next year.</p>

<p>She would like to have a one bedroom apartment, and of course, in a safe neighborhood.</p>

<p>She wouldn't mind living in a community with grad students, as she will be doing research in BME as part of her major.</p>

<p>She may have to travel to the school of applied physiology and perhaps even Emory Med School, so she would prefer something near transportation. She would probably have a car, but hears traffic is awful in Atlanta so would like to explore public transportation.</p>

<p>Thanks for any help!</p>

<p>Georgia Tech provides a Shuttle between Tech and Emory. It departs from outside the BME building at Tech fairly frequently. [Emory</a> Shuttle](<a href=“http://pts.gatech.edu/ride/Pages/EmoryShuttle.aspx]Emory”>http://pts.gatech.edu/ride/Pages/EmoryShuttle.aspx)</p>

<p>If she wants to live in a safe area near Tech, her best bet is actually to stay on campus. Nearly all off-campus options that are of comparable cost to on-campus housing are not in areas I would consider “safe”, although as long as you are diligent about your safety and avoid being out at night, you should be fine in areas like Home Park that frequently attract students due to the low rents.</p>

<p>If she doesn’t mind spending ~$1400-1500 month + utilities for a one bedroom, she could live in Midtown near Piedmont Park and would also be reasonably close to the Midtown MARTA station, and the Bus 36 route, which does go to Emory. She could also walk to campus, but it would be a bit of a trek.</p>

<p>She could also consider apartments in Inman Park, which are slightly further from Tech and probably a bit cheaper than Midtown apartments, while also being safe. Bus 6 goes through this area to Emory.</p>

<p>Tech also offers apartments to sophomores and above where she would have her own room, and living on-campus is really the safest option. </p>

<p>I’m not sure what her motivation is for moving off campus? If she simply wants a community more focused on studying (as seems to be indicated by her willingness to live with Grad students), West Campus typically has quieter residents. I lived on-campus for 4 years and never had trouble with noise, but if she does have trouble, she can get her RA or hall director to intervene, as GT has rules about noise that they will enforce. She will not have this luxury in off-campus housing, where it would actually much more likely that she would have loud neighbors. The residents of Midtown and Inman Park apartments are not known for being a quiet bunch, and apartments that are mostly professionals, such as the Atlantic in Atlantic Station, are pricey for a student ($1800+/month for a 1-bedroom). Keep in mind that most apartments that are reasonably close to universities are also largely populated by university students, and since they do not have the same strict enforcement of rules that exist with on-campus housing, I wouldn’t think these options would be particularly suited to someone looking for a quiet one-bedroom to focus on studies.</p>