Anyone at UT Austin?
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Anyone at UT Austin? My brother is starting at UT in Austin next semester. I'm not really familiar with the area and I am trying to help him find an apartment or a roomate near the school. Any suggestions on where to look?
That depends on his price range. How much is he looking to spend? In my opinion west campus is the most convenient but also the most expensive...
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I think I found a few on the west campus that were around 1k a month. We're looking for something less expensive. He really doesn't want to live by himself, so I was hoping I could find him a roomate. However, if he has to take all the rent on his own, I would say keep it around $700ish. It would be nice if he could be within walking distance to the campus. He has a truck but I'm not sure what the parking situation is like?
I think I found a few on the west campus that were around 1k a month. We're looking for something less expensive. He really doesn't want to live by himself, so I was hoping I could find him a roomate. However, if he has to take all the rent on his own, I would say keep it around $700ish. It would be nice if he could be within walking distance to the campus. He has a truck but I'm not sure what the parking situation is like?
When I was at UT (granted this was in the mid to late 90's), I enjoyed living in the Far West area. Aside from tons of apartments (most of which were nicer than the ones in the Riverside/Oltorff area), the UT shuttle ran out to several locations in Far West, most of which were within walking distance of the apartments. When I had to drive, I'd usually drive to the intramural fields and take the shuttle from there. It was pretty rare for me to drive all the way to campus.
Also, Far West has lots of duplexes, which I liked a lot better than dorms/apartments. We had a small yard, a garage, and it felt more like a home than an apartment/dorm room. My roommates and I lived in a three bedroom duplex and split rent/bills three ways. It came out to be very reasonable, but I have no idea what they're charging for rent these days.
What is your brother majoring in? Any clubs/activities? Being in band, I never had to worry about finding potential roommates, so if he has a similar interest with any reasonably sized group of people, a roommate shouldn't be hard to find.
-Mike
Also, Far West has lots of duplexes, which I liked a lot better than dorms/apartments. We had a small yard, a garage, and it felt more like a home than an apartment/dorm room. My roommates and I lived in a three bedroom duplex and split rent/bills three ways. It came out to be very reasonable, but I have no idea what they're charging for rent these days.
What is your brother majoring in? Any clubs/activities? Being in band, I never had to worry about finding potential roommates, so if he has a similar interest with any reasonably sized group of people, a roommate shouldn't be hard to find.
-Mike
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He took a few semesters at San Jac. I believe he is majoring in Journalism but he's not in any clubs. He's a really cool, laid back person so he would be really easy to live with. I just want to make sure he gets with the right crowd (I'm the very protective older sister) 
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funny... but I do want to check things out. I figure I'll go stay with him one weekend just to see how things are going. If you are in Austin, maybe you could help him out and show him around..... get him familiar with the campus. 
Is he going to be a freshman or transferring? I wanted to live in a dorm my first year to get the whole experience and meet people. I have no regrets with that. But, you can find much better housing north of campus like others have said and take UT shuttles to get to campus. No tips on roomates though, just have to meet people or look around.
The further you go away from campus the more room you'll get and the cheaper it'll be.
The further you go away from campus the more room you'll get and the cheaper it'll be.
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Is he going to be a freshman or transferring? I wanted to live in a dorm my first year to get the whole experience and meet people. I have no regrets with that. But, you can find much better housing north of campus like others have said and take UT shuttles to get to campus. No tips on roomates though, just have to meet people or look around.
The further you go away from campus the more room you'll get and the cheaper it'll be.
The further you go away from campus the more room you'll get and the cheaper it'll be.
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Is he going to be a freshman or transferring? I wanted to live in a dorm my first year to get the whole experience and meet people. I have no regrets with that. But, you can find much better housing north of campus like others have said and take UT shuttles to get to campus. No tips on roomates though, just have to meet people or look around.
The further you go away from campus the more room you'll get and the cheaper it'll be.
The further you go away from campus the more room you'll get and the cheaper it'll be.
Jester West was the best. Jester has a funny smell, but you get use to it and hell all the sporting events are walking distance. I'd recommend a dorm and a decent bike with two locks. They never stole mine
