I am a student at Bowie State University and I absolutely HAVE to stay on campus but there may not be room?

Question

I have been at Bowie State for 2 years and both of those years I lived on campus. So I thought maybe this year I could just live at home and take the bus to campus, and therefore I did not apply for housing on campus for this year. The only problem is this past May my mother decided to move from Maryland to New York to live with her friend, and my father is living with his mother. So now we no longer have a house in Maryland, meaning that I have nowhere to stay unless I stay on campus. I called the housing department and they said the on campus housing is pretty much full and the chances that there will be anything available for me are very low. And apartments in that area are very expensive ($600/month just for the cheapest 1 bedroom I could find). Plus it is next to impossible to get a job around there, and I can't drive. Even if I had a roomate I would still have to have a steady source of income to be able to stay anywhere besides on campus and to pay for the bus. What can I do?

Answer 1

I would def. see about getting a roomate or living in a sublet in an apart or house.

Does ur school have housing and residence life office/website? check those to see if anyone has placed any ads for housing wanted or available.

Are you getting fina. aid? U can use your rebate check (granted you have leftover money) and use that to pay your bills.

Hound the residence life office :) They might put u on a waiting list and u may be bumped up.

Try craigslist.com, rent.com, etc...

goodluck

Answer 2

I live near Bowie and can offer you some suggestions: search listings, and create a listing, at craigslist.org (DC and Baltimore regions); check www.bowiestar.com; contact BSU Residence Life at 301-860-5000, they may have last minute changes or people with apartments may have contacted them; check bulletin boards in student union for ads, perhaps; www.couchsurfing.com might be an option. It will be difficult, but you will find something, at least something temporary. Good luck and stay in school!

Answer 3

Being a SF State student myself, they don't assume you to live on-campus in case you do not favor to. the reason of it is because rookies Dorms are continuously finished. a range of of scholars are placed on waitlists, pretty for the community Dorms. My pal lived off campus his first twelve months, his reason replaced into that he utilized late for housing, and for him residing off-campus replaced right into a extra ideal selection. you could inspect the Villas Housing, Craigslist For Roommates, Roommate Finder on Sfsu.edu/~housing for offcampus information. you could also contact the housing place of work.

Answer 4

Plead Exigent Circumstances and put yourself on the top of the list...get your local Congressman, Mayor, anyone with influence
ALUMINI who LIVE locally..CHURCH GROUPS anyone who lives LOCALLY TO HELP.
Good LUCK...PULL out all the stops